understand
/ˌʌndəˈstænd/ verb [I, T] (past tense and past participle understood)Translation
KNOW MEANING › to know the meaning of something that someone says
anlamak, kavramak
I don't understand half of what he says. She didn't understand so I explained it again. I understand written French but I don't speak it very well.1121KNOW WHY/HOW › to know why or how something happens or works
anlamak, anlam vermek
[+ question word] We still don't fully understand how the brain works.1121KNOW FEELINGS › to know how someone feels or why they behave in a particular way
anlamak, anlayış göstermek
I don't understand James sometimes. [+ question word] I understand why she's so angry.11211122 I/we understand (that)... formal › used to say that you believe something is true because someone has told you it is
Anlıyorum ki...', 'Anlıyoruz ki...'
I understand that the school is due to close next year.2510 make yourself understood › to say something to someone in a way that they understand
meramını anlatmak
I had a little difficulty making myself understood.1121(Definition of understand verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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