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understand:

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For the verb: "to understand"

Simple Past:	understood
Past Participle:	understood

understand / ˌʌndəˈstænd/ (prét, pp -stood)

transitive verb
1. (intellectually) comprendre;
  is that understood? c'est compris?;
  to ~ that/how comprendre que/comment;
  I can't ~ why je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi;
  to make oneself understood se faire comprendre;
1. (emotionally) comprendre;
  I don't ~ you je ne te comprends pas;
  to ~ sb doing comprendre que qn fasse;
1. (interpret) comprendre;
  as I ~ it si je comprends bien;
  I understood him to say ou as saying that‥ j'ai compris qu'il disait que‥;
1. (believe) to ~ that croire que;
  it was understood that on pensait que;
  he was given to ~ that on lui a donné à entendre que;
  you won I ~ vous avez gagné si je comprends bien;
1. (accept mutually) to be understood être entendu;
  I thought that was understood je pensais que c'était entendu;
1. Ling (imply) to be understood (subject) être sous-entendu.

intransitive verb
1. (comprehend) comprendre ( about à propos de);
1. (sympathize) comprendre;
  I quite ~ je comprends tout à fait.

'understand' found in these Oxford entries:

English:

accessible - as - catch - context - fail - failure - fathom - follow - fully - get - give - hard - inaccessible - latch - little - make - miss - much - part - penetrate - possibly - pretend - quite - see - should - sorry - sort - surely - suss - take - the - tumble - understood - vaguely - wise

French:

ailleurs - air - augurer - autant - commencer - comment - compréhension - comprendre - concevoir - dehors - dire - embarras - entendre - expliquer - gêner - gentiment - le - lever - piger - plus - portée - psychologue - rentrer - saisir - servir - suite - un - vouloir - y

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
understand	vtr	(comprehend)	comprendre⇒ vtr
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Est-ce que tu comprends ce que je dis ?

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
understand	vtr	(infer)	déduire⇒ vtr
He understood me to say that I was angry.
Il a déduit de ce que j'ai dit que j'étais en colère.
understand	vtr	(assume)	comprendre⇒ vtr
I understand that the situation is grave.
Je comprends que la situation est grave.
understand	vtr	(grasp the concept of)	comprendre⇒ vtr
She doesn't understand algebra.
Elle ne comprend pas l'algèbre.
understand	vtr	(interpret)	comprendre⇒ vtr
She can't understand the instructions.
Elle ne comprend pas les instructions.
understand	vtr	(be conversant with)	comprendre⇒ vtr
I don't fully understand the traffic laws, so I can't advise you.
Je ne comprends pas parfaitement le code de la route, donc je ne peux pas vous conseiller.
understand	vtr	(assume to be agreed)	traduction non disponible
We understand the contract to be valid.
understand	vtr	(believe)	croire⇒ vtr
I understand them to be very nice people.
Je crois que ce sont des gens très sympathiques.
understand	vtr	(accept with tolerance)	comprendre⇒ vtr
Although I don't agree with him, I understand his point of view.
Même si je ne suis pas d'accord avec lui, je comprends son point de vue.
understand	vtr	(limit of knowledge)	croire comprendre⇒ vtr
I understand that you hate her. Is this true?
Je crois comprendre que tu la détestes. Est-ce que c'est vrai ?
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
easy to understand	adj	(quickly grasped)	facile à comprendre loc adj
			simple adj
L'équation est pourtant simple.
hard to understand	adj	(not reasonable)	difficile à comprendre adj
His motives are hard to understand.
Je ne veux plus te voir. Ce n'est pourtant pas difficile à comprendre !
not understand	vtr	(be confused by)	ne pas comprendre⇒ vtr
I could not understand the difference between baking and cooking.
I'm afraid I do not understand what you mean.
			ne pas saisir vtr
Je ne saisis pas la différence entre mijoter et rissoler.
		fam, argot	ne pas piger⇒ vtr
On ne pige rien à ce que tu baragouines.
		fam, argot	ne pas capter⇒ vtr
Malgré mes efforts, je n'ai pas capté grand-chose à la théorie des cordes.
not understand	vtr	(have no empathy for)	ne pas comprendre⇒ vtr
She does not understand your situation.
You just do not understand why I'm so upset.
not understand a bloody thing		UK slang ne rien comprendre argot	n'entraver que dalle
understand each other			se comprendre l'un l'autre v
understand one another, understand each other	v	(have an agreement)	bien se comprendre adv+v pron
We really understand one another, sometimes we don't even need to speak.
Nous nous comprenons tellement bien que parfois, nous n'avons même pas besoin de nous parler.
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "understand".

....before the students understand
"too naive to understand"...
A Bible you can understand
A friend sent this to me. I do not understand.
adress markets in the language that they understand
Although I understand that if I want a good education and career prospects
although i'm not vegetarian, I understand why some are
and hope you’ll understand my french!
arranged their plan in some language he didn't understand
As I understand from Jane, you are planning on...
As I understand it
As I understand, you have...
As we understand
be sure you understand what you will be asked
better to understand God as Energy Consciousness
better we understand
But did you understand what I had written?
but if it's impossible for you to call me, i will understand
can understand it better
can you understand me?
Can't understand...
children to understand...
could understand each other instinctively
Did you understand anything of what I just told you?
did you understand me
Did you understand?
Didn't understand any of that!
difficult to understand
do you understand better
does not understand
Suite...

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