Textual thesaurus for "understand"

(verb) see, realise, realize

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Now I see!; I just can't see your point; Does she realize how important this decision is?; I don't understand the idea

(verb) infer

believe to be the case

I understand you have no previous experience?

(verb) interpret, translate, read

make sense of a language

She understands French; Can you read Greek?

(verb) sympathise, sympathize, empathise, empathize

be understanding of

You don't need to explain--I understand!