Definition of understand

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Understand (v. i.) To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.

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Stupidity :: Stupidity (n.) The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; as, a man of dull apprehension..
Master :: Master (v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science..
Profession :: Profession (v.) That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry..
Unwit :: Unwit (n.) Want of wit or understanding; ignorance.
Brain :: Brain (v. t.) To conceive; to understand.
Lackbrain :: Lackbrain (n.) One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.
Babble :: Babble (v. i.) To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as words, in a childish way without understanding..
Mystical :: Mystical (a.) Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.
Study :: Study (v. t.) To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages..
Antepredicament :: Antepredicament (n.) A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms..
Silly :: Silly (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question..
Clear-headed :: Clear-headed (a.) Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent.
Rational :: Rational (a.) Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason or understanding; reasoning..
Level :: Level (a.) Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.].
Misapprehend :: Misapprehend (v. t.) To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.
Perspicuity :: Perspicuity (n.) The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding; clearness of expression or thought.
Misunderstanding :: Misunderstanding (n.) Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.
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