Synonym: fathom
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʌndəˈstænd/ |
| Hyphenation | un·der·stand |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐲𐑌𐐼𐐯𐑉𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌𐐼 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) understand | (I) understood |
| (thou) understandest | (thou) understoodst, understoodest |
| (he) understands, understandeth | (he) understood |
| (we) understand | (we) understood |
| (you) understand | (you) understood |
| (they) understand | (they) understood |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) understand | (I) understood |
| (thou) understand | (thou) understood |
| (he) understand | (he) understood |
| (we) understand | (we) understood |
| (you) understand | (you) understood |
| (they) understand | (they) understood |
| Imperative mood | |
| understand | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| understanding | understood |
| Afrikaans | verstaan |
|---|---|
| Dutch | begrijpen; verstaan |
| Esperanto | kompreni |
| French | comprendre |
| German | fassen |
| Jamaican Patois | andastan |
| Low German | begrypen |
| West Frisian | begripe |