understand
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
She did not understand her husband
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- discernment derivation
- apprehensible derivation
Sense 2 verb
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Now I see!
Types & categories
- perceive hyponym
- take account hyponym
Related & opposite
- discernment derivation
- realization derivation
- apprehensible derivation
- picture verb group
- see verb group
Sense 3 verb
make sense of a language
She understands French
Types & categories
- understand hypernym
Related & opposite
- apprehensible derivation
Sense 4 verb
believe to be the case
I understand you have no previous experience?
Types & categories
- believe hypernym
Sense 5 verb
be understanding of
You don't need to explain--I understand!
Related & opposite
- sympathy derivation
- empathy derivation
- apprehensible derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | discernment |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehensible |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | savvy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sense |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | follow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | get |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | touch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | translate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | read |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interpret |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | make out |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | solve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fathom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discernment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | realization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehensible |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | picture |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | see |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | perceive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | take account |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehensible |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | understand |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | believe |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sympathy |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | empathy |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehensible |