LEARNit Dictionary

understand

verb
A1
OPAL
1
A1
to know or realize the meaning of words, a language, what somebody says, etc.
فهمیدن, درک کردن, متوجه شدن
2
A1
to know or realize how or why something happens, how it works or why it is important
فهمیدن, دریافتن, درک کردن, متوجه شدن, پی بردن
Doctors still don't understand much about the disease.
No one is answering the phone—I can't understand it.
I fully understand the reason for your decision.
She understands the importance of good design.
I could never understand why she was fired.
It is easy to understand how he made this mistake.
They’re too young to understand what is happening.
I just can't understand him taking the money.
(formal)I just can't understand his taking the money.
He was the first to understand that we live in a knowledge economy.
The national housing market is better understood as a collection of small, local housing markets.
3
A1
to know somebody’s character, how they feel and why they behave in the way they do
درک کردن, فهمیدن, شناخت داشتن
Nobody understands me.
He doesn't understand women at all.
We understand each other, even if we don’t always agree.
They understand what I have been through.
I understand how hard things have been for you.
I quite understand that you need some time alone.
If you want to leave early, I'm sure he'll understand.
I quite understand you needing some time alone.
(formal)I quite understand your needing some time alone.
4
to think or believe that something is true because you have been told that it is
فهمیدن, درک کردن, استنباط کردن
I understand (that) you wish to see the manager.
Am I to understand that you refuse?
The Prime Minister is understood to have been extremely angry about the report.
It is understood that the band are working on their next album.
5
to agree something with somebody without it needing to be said
متفق القول شدن, توافق کردن
I thought it was understood that my expenses would be paid.
6
to realize that a word in a phrase or sentence is not expressed and to supply it in your mind
فهمیدن, درک کردن, متوجه شدن
In the sentence ‘I can't drive’, the object ‘a car’ is understood.