understand

verb/ˌʌndərˈstænd/

Frequency rank: #350 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To know the meaning, reason, or nature of something.

Illustration for the English word “understand”

Example sentence

She finally realized she could understand the instructions after reading them carefully.

Synonyms & related words

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