understand

to grasp the meaning of

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

10 Letters, 3 Syllable

understand

9 Phonemes

uh n d er s t a n d

onset, rime

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Morpheme

understand

Sentence Examples

I can't understand a word you're saying.

I don't understand these directions.

I want you to stay away from her.

I don't understand how this is supposed to work.

He doesn't really understand the situation.

You should read the book in order to understand more about the subject.

I can't understand why she would do such a thing.

She's beginning to understand what's going on.

You have to understand that I had no other choice.

At first we didn't get along, but I think we understand each other now.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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