0 to know the meaning of something that someone says:
She explained the whole idea again, but I still didn't understand.
Is there anyone here who understands Arabic?
I think he was calling from a club - it was so noisy, I couldn't understand a word he said.
[ + question word ] We still don't fully understand how the brain works.
My wife doesn't understand me.
Sometimes I don't understand James.
[ + question word ] You don't understand what it's like/how it feels to have to beg on the streets.
When he said three o'clock, I understood him to mean in the afternoon.
I wanted to make sure that we want the same things, that we really understand each other.
1 to know or realize something because you have been told it:
[ + (that) ] I understand (that) you are interested in borrowing some money from us.
[ + that ] The Director had given her to understand (= told her) that she would be promoted.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] A secret buyer is understood to have paid $1 million for the three pictures (= there is unofficial news that this has happened).
I don't want you to see that boy again. Understand?/Do you understand?/Is that understood?
In the library it is understood that people should talk quietly.
2 to know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way:
[ + question word ] I don’t understand what he means.
[ T ] It was so noisy I couldn’t understand (= recognize) a word he was saying.
[ T ] He claimed that no one ever understood him (= had any sympathy for him or knew what he was feeling).
[ + question word ] I understand how she feels about the loss of her dog.
[ T ] It is understood that (= Everyone knows and accepts that) you don’t bring food or drinks into the library.
3 to believe something is true because you have been told something that causes you to think it:
[ + (that) clause ] I understand (that) the show will go on, but with a different cast.
I understood him to say (= I believed that he said) that the trip had been canceled.
He explained it as simply as he could, but the class still didn't understand.
The plot of the film was too involved - I couldn't understand it.
She started gabbling away at me in Spanish and I didn't understand a word.
If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to explain.
You should make certain that everyone understands the instructions.
I don't think you quite understand the severity of our financial problems.
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