Translation of "understand" - English-Malaysian dictionary

understand

verb /andəˈstӕnd/ (past tense, past participle understood /-ˈstud/)

› to see or know the meaning of (something)

faham
I can’t understand his absence
Speak slowly to foreigners so that they’ll understand you.

› to know (eg a person) thoroughly

memahami
She understands children/dogs.

› to learn or realize (something), eg from information received

mengetahui
At first I didn’t understand how ill she was
I understood that you were planning to leave today.
understandable adjective

› that can be understood

boleh difahami
His anger is quite understandable.
understanding adjective

› (of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic

bertimbang rasa
an understanding person
Try to be more understanding!
make (oneself) understood

› to make one’s meaning or intentions clear

membuat orang lain memahaminya
He tried speaking German to them, but couldn’t make himself understood.

(Translation of “understand” from the PASSWORD English–Malaysian Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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