Word

understand, v.
(understanding, understands, understood)
freq. cnt. 153

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 110

understand

sample sentences

"She did not understand her husband"
"I understand what she means"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They won't %s the story
Sam and Sue %s the movie

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

understandable understanding

semantic pointers

hyponym

comprehend, grasp, apprehend, get the picture, savvy, grok, dig, compass sense follow get, catch touch understand, translate, interpret, read read interpret, construe, see make out solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out, work fathom, penetrate, bottom

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 225 freq. cnt.: 159 freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 29

realise realize see understand

sample sentences

"Now I see!"
"I just can't see your point"
"Does she realize how important this decision is?"
"I don't understand the idea"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

realization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

understandable understanding

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

realisation

semantic pointers

verb group

see, picture, visualize, envision, fancy, figure, visualise, project, image see

hyponym

perceive appreciate, take account

make sense of a language
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

interpret read translate understand

sample sentences

"She understands French"
"Can you read Greek?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

understandable

semantic pointers

hypernym

understand

believe to be the case
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

infer understand

sample sentences

"I understand you have no previous experience?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s him to write the letter

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

semantic pointers

hypernym

believe

be understanding of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

empathise empathize sympathise sympathize understand