- understand⇄expr. understand each other, to know each other's meaning and wishes; agree.
Ex. ""You trust me,"" replied Leather, ... with a look as much as to say, ""we understand each other"" (R. S. Surtees). - understand⇄understand, verb, -stood,-standing.
- understand⇄v.i. 1. to have or gain understanding or comprehension; get the meaning; grasp something with the mind.
Ex. Don't expect that fool ever to understand. I have told him three times, but he still doesn't understand.
2. to have understanding; be - understand⇄v.t. 1. to grasp the meaning of; know the meaning or idea of.
Ex. I don't understand that word. Now I understand the teacher's question.
2. to grasp the meaning of the words, signs, or a line of reasoning, used by (a person).
Ex. What