understand
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The meaning (definition) of the word understand
to know what something means
The word understand used in a sentence
“I understand now, two plus two makes four”
How the word understand is said around the world
| French | comprendre (kom-PRAHNDR) |
| Spanish | entender (ehn-tehn-DEHR) |
| Mandarin | 明白 (meeng by) |
| Hindi | समझना (sa-MUJH-nah) |
| Arabic | يَفْهَمُ (YAF-ha-mu) |
| Russian | понимать (pa-nee-MAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | perceber (puhr-suh-BAIR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | entender (en-ten-DEHR) |
| Japanese | わかる (wah-KAH-roo) |
| German | verstehen (fer-SHTAY-en) |
| Urdu | سمجھنا (sa-MAJH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸਮਝਣਾ (suh-MUJH-naa) |
| Korean | 이해하다 (ee-hay-HAH-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהָבִין (leh-hah-VEEN) |
| Greek | καταλαβαίνω (kah-tah-lah-VEH-noh) |
| Dutch | begrijpen (buh-KHRY-pun) |
| Tagalog | maintindihan (mah-een-teen-dee-HAHN) |
| Vietnamese | hiểu (hyoo) |
| Turkish | anlamak (an-la-MAHK) |
| Persian | فهمیدن (fah-mee-DAN) |
| Polish | rozumieć (roh-ZOO-myech) |
| Ukrainian | розуміти (roh-zoo-MEE-tih) |
| Bengali | বোঝা (BOH-jhah) |
| Swedish | förstå (fur-STOH) |
| Italian | capire (kah-PEE-reh) |
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