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verstaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
  • understood adjective Grasped or accepted without needing to be stated directly.

Senses

verstaan is used for these senses in English:

  • make sense (intransitive, idiomatic, with of) To decipher or understand.
  • understood Having been comprehended.

understand — full definition

  1. verb To grasp the meaning of something.
  2. verb To know someone's feelings, character, or reasons for acting a certain way.
  3. verb To believe something to be true based on what you've heard, even without full proof.
  4. interjection Used to acknowledge that you've grasped what someone just said.

understood — full definition

  1. adjective Grasped or accepted without needing to be stated directly.
  2. interjection Used to confirm that a message or instruction has been received and grasped.

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