understand (
http://definr.com/understand)
v 1: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not
understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2: perceive mentally, as of an idea; "Now I see!"; "I just
can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important
this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" [syn:
realize,
realise,
see]
3: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you
read Greek?" [syn:
read,
interpret,
translate]
4: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous
experience?" [syn:
gather,
infer]
5: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I
understand!" [syn:
sympathize,
sympathise,
empathize,
empathise]