English · Word Candidate

understand

/ˌʌndəˈstænd/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: understands · understanding · understood

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hiểu ý nghĩa của

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Examples

Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't understand.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend. — To know the meaning of.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hiểu ý nghĩa của

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Examples

‘[…] I came back here, had a wank and finished that book.’ ‘The Naked Lunch?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘What did you reckon?’ ‘Crap.’ ‘You’re just saying that because you didn’t understand it,’ said Adrian. ‘I’m just saying that because I did understand it,’ said Tom. ‘Any road up, we’d better start making some toas

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Uh-huh, I see; a way to acknowledge something said by the other speaker.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồng ý, hiểu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Interjection

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “understand” mean?

To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

Is “understand” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.