| Afrikaans | English |
|---|
| verstand | ⇆ brain; ⇆ brains; ⇆ discretion; ⇆ discrimination; ⇆ grey matter; ⇆ head; ⇆ head‐piece; ⇆ intellect; ⇆ intellection; ⇆ intelligence; ⇆ mentality; ⇆ mind; ⇆ nous; ⇆ reason; ⇆ savvy; ⇆ sconce; ⇆ sense; ⇆ skill; ⇆ understanding; ⇆ wisdom; ⇆ wit |
| aan die verstand bring | ⇆ bring home to |
| by sy verstand bly | ⇆ keep one’s reason |
| by sy volle verstand | ⇆ compos mentis; ⇆ sound of mind |
| by sy volle verstand wees | ⇆ be in one’s right mind |
| gesonde verstand | ⇆ common sense; ⇆ good sense; ⇆ gumption; ⇆ horse‐sense; ⇆ mother wit |
| sy verstand kwytraak | ⇆ lose one’s reason |
| sy verstand kwyt wees | ⇆ be of unsound mind; ⇆ be out of one’s mind; ⇆ be out of one’s wits |
| van sy verstand af | ⇆ non compos mentis |
| verstand kom nie voor die jare nie | ⇆ you can’t put an old head on young shoulders |
| weer by sy verstand kom | ⇆ regain one’s reason |
| ryverstand | ⇆ road‐sense |
| verstandelik | ⇆ cerebral; ⇆ mental; ⇆ mentally; ⇆ intellective; ⇆ intellectual; ⇆ intelligential; ⇆ noetic |
| verstandeloos | ⇆ brainless; ⇆ reasonless |
| verstandig | ⇆ well‐advised; ⇆ bright; ⇆ discreet; ⇆ judicious; ⇆ politic; ⇆ rational; ⇆ sane; ⇆ sensible; ⇆ long‐headed; ⇆ intelligent; ⇆ intelligential; ⇆ knowing; ⇆ knowledgeable; ⇆ level‐headed; ⇆ prudent; ⇆ prudential; ⇆ reasonable; ⇆ sage; ⇆ of sense; ⇆ sensibly; ⇆ sober; ⇆ sober‐headed; ⇆ understanding; ⇆ wise; ⇆ wisely |
| verstandskies | ⇆ wisdom tooth |
| verstandsleer | ⇆ noetic |
| verstandsmeting | ⇆ intelligence test |
| verstandsontwikkeling | ⇆ enlightenment |
| verstandtand | ⇆ wisdom tooth |