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understand

One entry found.

Main Entry: understand

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): understood, understanding

Language: English

transitive verb

1 comprehend : comprender, entender <I don't understand it : no lo entiendo> <that's understood : eso se comprende> <to make oneself understood : hacerse entender>
2 believe : entender <to give someone to understand : dar a alguien a entender>
3 infer : tener entendido <I understand that she's leaving : tengo entendido que se va>

intransitive verb

: comprender, entender

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