understand

B1 · Intermediate

v. to know why someone behaves the way they do or how they feel.

v. to perceive the nature, character, or motives of a person or the underlying causes of an event.

日本語:わかる※

“She is a very private person, so it takes time to really understand her.”

“The biographer spent years researching the subject's early life to understand the trauma that shaped his later political decisions.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Formal

v. to believe something is true because of information you have received.

v. to infer or assume a fact based on information received, often used to introduce a request for confirmation.

“I understand that you are looking for a new job.”

“We understand that the shipment has been delayed due to weather conditions, but we require a firm delivery date.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to treat a word as if it is there, even if it is not written or spoken.

v. to supply a word or phrase mentally in a construction where it is omitted by ellipsis.

“In the sentence 'Go home', the subject 'you' is understood.”

“In many imperative constructions, the second-person pronoun is understood rather than explicitly stated, yet it governs the reflexive pronoun choice.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Dialect

interj. a way to say you have heard and accepted what someone said.

interj. a discourse marker used to acknowledge receipt of information or to signal agreement.

“The meeting is at five? Understand.”

“The client wants the revisions by tomorrow morning? Understand, I will tell the team immediately.”