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understand [‚ʌndəˈstænd](preterite, past participle understood)a. [+ person, meaning] comprendre• I can't understand it! je ne comprends pas !• do you understand why? est-ce que vous comprenez pourquoi ?• to make o.s. understood se faire comprendre• I quite understand that you don't want to come je comprends très bien que vous n'ayez pas envie de venir• we were given to understand that... on nous a fait comprendre que...c. ( = assume) to be understood [arrangement, price, date] ne pas être spécifié• it was understood that he would pay ( = it was assumed) on supposait qu'il paierait ; ( = it was agreed) il était entendu qu'il paierait• he was a widower, I understand il était veuf, si j'ai bien compris* * *[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.(prét, pp - stood) transitive verb1) ( intellectually) comprendreto understand that/how — comprendre que/comment
2) ( emotionally) comprendre3) ( interpret) comprendreI understood him to say ou as saying that... — j'ai compris qu'il disait que...
4) ( believe)5) ( accept mutually)6) Linguistics ( imply)2.to be understood — [subject] être sous-entendu
1) ( comprehend) comprendre ( about à propos de)2) ( sympathize) comprendre
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