understand

v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not

understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

2: perceive mentally, as of an idea; "Now I see!"; "I just

can't see your point" [syn: {realize}, {see}]

3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you

read Greek?" [syn: {read}, {interpret}, {translate}]

4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous

experience?" [syn: {gather}, {infer}]

5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I

understand!" [syn: {sympathize}, {empathize}]