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What is the verb for understanding?

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understand
  1. (transitive) To be aware of the meaning of.
  2. To believe, based on information.
  3. To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
  4. To demonstrate empathy.
  5. (humorous) To stand under; to support.
  6. (circus, acrobatics) One who supports others in such performances as the human pyramid.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. comprehend, apprehend, fathom, follow, grasp, discern, get, cognize, note, register, see, sense, absorb, distinguish, identify, realise, realize, seize, catch, catch on, cotton on, deduce, figure out, get it, get the idea, get the picture, get the point, have knowledge of, infer, interpret, know, learn, make out, make sense of, read, take in, tap into, work out, acquire, assimilate, decode, find out, get the hang of, ken, master, savvy, take meaning, take on, translate, twig … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “I fully understand what is written in these documents.”
      “I understand that eating plenty of sugar will lead to obesity.”
      “I fully understand what Bob must be going through following the death of his mother.”
undernim
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To seize; catch; grasp.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To perceive; understand.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To blame; reprove; rebuke; reprimand; reprehend.
underget
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To understand; perceive.
  2. (transitive) To receive; undertake; get at; find out.
  3. (transitive) To get less than expected or due.
understood
  1. simple past tense and past participle of understand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. found, achieved, attained, acquired, got, gained, obtained, had, knew, realized, won, felt, landed, reached, wangled, bagged, earned, hit, secured, sensed, met, came by, came to have, got hold of, got one's hands on, laid hold of, fell to the lot, got a hold of, met with, realised, learned, learnt, noted, ascertained, comprehended, digested, discovered, gleaned, grasped, identified, observed, recognized, saw, witnessed, became aware, recognised, took … more
understanding
  1. present participle of understand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. comprehending, fathoming, following, grasping, discerning, getting, apprehending, cognizing, noting, registering, seeing, sensing, absorbing, realising, realizing, catching, catching on, cottoning on, deducing, figuring out, getting it, getting the idea, getting the picture, getting the point, interpreting, knowing, learning, making out, making sense of, reading, taking in, working out, acquiring, assimilating, decoding, finding out, taking on, translating, twigging, being aware of, catching on to, cracking, deciphering, digging, envisaging, getting the message, getting to know, getting to the bottom of, keeping up with, latching on to … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I am fully understanding what is written in these documents.”
understaund
  1. Obsolete form of understand.
undergetting
  1. present participle of underget
understands
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of understand
  2. Synonyms:
      3. comprehends, apprehends, fathoms, follows, grasps, discerns, gets, cognizes, notes, registers, sees, senses, absorbs, distinguishes, identifies, realises, realizes, seizes, catches, catches on, cottons on, deduces, figures out, gets it, gets the idea, gets the picture, gets the point, has knowledge of, infers, interprets, knows, learns, makes out, makes sense of, reads, takes in, taps into, works out, acquires, assimilates, decodes, finds out, gets the hang of, kens, masters, savvies, takes meaning, takes on, translates, twigs … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “And look, finally, do you think that either party understands the juggle that families face, particularly mothers, working mothers?”
      “But though this suggests how little Gabriel understands his wife's rapt attention, we do not need to know that in this sequence.”
      “Branson understands that quite a few of us harbour a desire to rise above the multitude.”
understandeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of understand
understandest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of understand
understoodest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of understand
understanded
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of understand
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