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Understand Past Tense
The past tense of Understand is understood.
1. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Understand
- vallegrande
- withstand
- meadowland
- lefthand
- unplanned
- righthand
- marchand
- firsthand
- expand
- disband
- bourland
- unmanned
- strande
- strand
- remand
- outmanned
- offhand
- laband
- hoiland
- fernand
- demand
- deland
- command
- spanned
- scanned
- planned
- grande
- grand
- gland
- brande
How do you pronounce understand?
Pronounce understand as ˌəndərˈstænd.
US - How to pronounce understand in American English
UK - How to pronounce understand in British English
Sentences with understand
1. Verb, base form
Do you want to make people understand how much you care about an item?
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Ensure that all members of the LLC understand this tax obligation before you transfer property to the company.
Quotes about understand
1. I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
- Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
2. If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.
- Albert Einstein
3. People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.
- Claude Monet
2. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] perceive (an idea or situation) mentally.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] make sense of a language.
Antonyms
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] believe to be the case.
Synonyms
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. understand
verb. ['ˌəndɝˈstænd'] be understanding of.
Synonyms
Etymology
- understanden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- understandan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))