Verb

• S: (v) understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of) "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
• S: (v) understand, realize, realise, see (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally) "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) perceive (become conscious of) "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
• S: (v) smell, smell out, sense (become aware of not through the senses but instinctively) "I sense his hostility"; "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
• S: (v) appreciate, take account (be fully aware of; realize fully) "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
• verb group
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) understand, read, interpret, translate (make sense of a language) "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s something
• Somebody ----s somebody
• Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
• S: (v) understand, infer (believe to be the case) "I understand you have no previous experience?"
• S: (v) sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand (be understanding of) "You don't need to explain--I understand!"