English-French translations for understand

• comprendre
  Qui peut y comprendre quelque chose? How can anyone understand that?
  Comment pouvons-nous comprendre le présent sans comprendre le passé? How can we understand the present without understanding the past?
  Je ne puis vraiment pas le comprendre. I really cannot understand that.
• concevoir
  J'ai de la peine à le concevoir car nous avons besoin de ces moyens. I can barely understand this since we need the funds.
  Comprenne qui pourra. Je ne peux pas concevoir cela. Understand that if you will, because I find it incomprehensible.
  Je ne peux donc comprendre ni concevoir la position de négociation du Conseil sur cette question. In this respect, I simply cannot understand the Council's negotiating position on this issue.

Definition of understand

• To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially to be aware of the meaning of and to be aware of the intent of
• To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge
• To stand underneath, to support

Examples

• Im sorry. [[I dont understand
• I dont understand]]
• Please try to understand. [[its not you, its me
• Its not you, its me]]
• I understand that you have a package for me?
• In the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood

Related words

• understanding
• understandable
• misunderstand
• understandability
• misunderstanding
• understandably
• understander
• misunderstandable
• preunderstanding