| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | understand |
| IPA | /ˌʌndəˈstænd / verb (past tense, past participle understood /-ˈstʊd /) |
| Back | anlamak, kavramak |
| Back 2 | understand (verb) /ˌʌndəˈstænd
/ verb (past tense, past participle understood
/-ˈstʊd /)
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to know or realize the
meaning of sth
anlamak, kavramak
I'm not sure that I really understand.
I didn't understand the instructions.
Please speak more slowly. I can't
understand you.
He can understand Italian but he can't
speak it.
Do you understand what I'm asking you?
2 [transitive]
to know how or why sth
happens or why it is important
anlamak, yorumlamak,
anlam vermek
I can't understand why the engine won't
start.
As far as I understand it (anladığım
kadarıyla), the changes won't affect us.
3 [transitive]
to know sb's character
and why they behave in a particular way
anlamak, anlayış
göstermek
It's easy to understand why she felt so
angry.
His parents don't understand him.
4 [transitive] (formal)
to have heard or been
told sth
haberi
olmak, duymak
I understand that (öğrendiğime
göre) you have decided to leave.
IDIOMS
give
sb to believe/understand (that)
[often passive]
to give sb the
impression or idea that sth is true
izlenim
yaratmak
I was given to believe that I had got the
job.
make
yourself understood
to make your meaning
clear
meramını
anlatmak
I can just about make myself understood in
Russian.
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