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understand
/ˌʌndəˈstænd ˌअन्‌डˈस्‍टैन्‍ड्‌/ verb
( pt, pp understood /- ˈstʊd -ˈस्‍टुड्/ )
1 [I, T] to know or realize the meaning of something किसी बात का अर्थ समझना (उसे जानना या महसूस करना)
I’m not sure that I really understand.
Please speak more slowly. I can’t understand you.
2 [T] to know how or why something happens or why it is important कोई क्रिया कैसे या क्‍यों होती है या क्‍यों महत्वपूर्ण है, इस बात की जानकारी होना
I can’t understand why the engine won’t start.
As far as I understand it, the changes won’t affect us.
3 [T] to know somebody’s character and why he/she behaves in a particular way किसी के स्‍वभाव या विशेष प्रकार के व्‍यवहार को जानना या समझना
It’s easy to understand why she felt so angry.
4 [T] ( formal ) to have heard or been told something किसी को किसी बात की (सुनकर) जानकारी होना या किसी को कुछ बताया जाना
IDM
give somebody to believe/understand (that) believe देखिए।
make yourself understood to make your meaning clear अपना अर्थ या आशय स्‍पष्‍ट करना
I can just about make myself understood in Russian.
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