understand

1. (intransitive, transitive, usually)To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

   Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't understand.

   verstehen, begreifen

   понима́тьponimátʹ, поня́тьponjátʹ, разуме́тьrazumétʹ

   розумі́тиrozumíty, зрозумі́тиzrozumíty

   know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

2. To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

   (intransitive, transitive, usually)To know the meaning of.

3. (transitive, usually)To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.

   The students understood the assignment.

4. (transitive, usually)To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.

   I understand that company policy says I can't get a refund, but can you make an exception?

   There's been no formal declaration, but it's understood that a state of war exists between the two countries

5. (transitive)To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.

   One day you say you love me, the next you ignore me—I don't understand you!

6. (transitive)To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.

   I've been given to understand that you have a package for me?

   At least four people are understood to have been injured.

   verstehen, den Eindruck haben, glauben

   понима́тьponimátʹ, поня́тьponjátʹ, понима́тьponimátʹ

   розумі́тиrozumíty, зрозумі́тиzrozumíty

7. (transitive)To regard as present when not.

   In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood.

   подразумева́тьpodrazumevátʹ

8. (humorous, rare)To stand underneath, to support.

1. This novel is difficult to understand.

   Цей роман важко зрозуміти. — older

   ruПонять этот роман трудно. — krylov

   deDieser Roman ist schwer verständlich. — Tamy

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2. 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

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3. 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

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4. Even a child can understand it.

   Навіть дитина може це зрозуміти. — deniko

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5. 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

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