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For the verb: "to understand"

Simple Past:	understood
Past Participle:	understood

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

understand

1. transitive verb
   1. gen comprendre;
      to make oneself understood se faire comprendre;
   2. (believe) to ~ that croire que.

2. intransitive verb comprendre (about à propos de).

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'understand' found in these entries:

English:

can - catch - could - follow - fully - get - inaccessible - make - possibly - quite - sort - take - the - to - wise

French:

appréhender - comprendre - concevoir - entendre - être - expliquer - le - logique - piger - plus - portée - psychologue - retrouver - saisir - servir - vouloir - y

understand: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

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)	supposer vi ⇒
I understand that the situation is grave.
Je suppose 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)	considérer vtr ⇒
We understand the contract to be valid.
Nous considérons que le contrat est valide.
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			facile à comprendre
hard to understand			difficile à comprendre
not understand			ne pas comprendre
not understand a bloody thing (UK slang)			n'entraver que dalle (ne rien comprendre) argot
understand each other		v	se comprendre l'un l'autre ⇒
understand one another		v	se comprendre l'un l'autre ⇒
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