Information about the word understand (English → Esperanto: kompreni)

Synonym: fathom

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ʌndəˈstænd/
Hyphenationun·der·stand
Shavian alphabet𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛
Deseret alphabet𐐲𐑌𐐼𐐯𐑉𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌𐐼

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast 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 tensePast 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 participlePast participle
understandingunderstood

Usage samples

In a striking moment Tuesday, Trump said he understood Russian president Vladimir Putin’s fear that the nation he invaded could join NATO.
We understand each other’s positions.
Do you understand?
It must be understood that the present condition of affairs is no mere sudden outbreak on the part of our turbulent neighbours.
Now that you understand the basics of regular expressions, we can explore the details.

Translations

Afrikaansverstaan
Dutchbegrijpen; verstaan
Esperantokompreni
Frenchcomprendre
Germanfassen
Jamaican Patoisandastan
Low Germanbegrypen
West Frisianbegripe