understand
Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speakerUh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.
» This novel is difficult to understand.
Dieser Roman ist schwer verständlich. — Tamy
Dieser Roman ist schwer zu verstehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Понять этот роман трудно. — krylov
Этот роман труден для понимания. — marafon
Цей роман важко зрозуміти. — older
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1 senses(Malaysia, Singapore)Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.
Examples
8986 sentencesThis novel is difficult to understand.
Цей роман важко зрозуміти. — older
ruПонять этот роман трудно. — krylov
deDieser Roman ist schwer verständlich. — Tamy
Let's try to understand one another.
Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного. — deniko
ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга. — Lenin_1917
deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen. — mauersegler
Even a child can understand that.
Навіть дитина може це зрозуміти. — deniko
ruДаже ребёнок может это понять. — Wezel
deSogar ein Kind kann das verstehen. — Manfredo
Even a child can understand it.
Навіть дитина може це зрозуміти. — deniko
I don't understand you at all.
Я тебе взагалі не розумію. — deniko
ruЯ тебя вообще не понимаю. — Inego
deIch verstehe dich überhaupt nicht. — Zaghawa
Origin
From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from PrFrom Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”).
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Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- understood understood
- couldn't understand
- seem to understand
- understood understood what
- understood understood in
- to understand why
- myself understood understood
- can't understand why
- make myself understood
- able to understand
- to understand what
- really understand
See also
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