Thesaurus Dictionary
Synonyms and antonyms of To understand something in British Thesaurus
To understand something
understand (verb)
know (verb)
to realize or understand something
work out ()
to understand someone or something
comprehend (verb)
formal to understand something
deduce (verb)
formal to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have
to understand something that is complicated or unusual
if something falls or fits into place, you suddenly understand something that you previously have been unable to understand
get the idea ()
to understand something, often something that is not expressed directly
to have a natural ability to do or understand something
appreciate (verb)
to understand the true nature of a situation, and realize why it is important or serious
apprehend (verb)
very formal to understand something
be in/out of tune with (informal)
informal to understand/not understand the feelings, opinions, or needs of a group of people
to understand and agree with what is being done or suggested
to understand the way that another person thinks because you often have the same ideas and opinions as they do
to understand something such as a situation or someone else’s feelings
to understand what someone is telling you
catch on ()
to understand
cotton on ()
to begin to realize or understand something
decipher (verb)
to understand something mysterious or confusing
decode (verb)
linguistics to understand the meaning of a word, especially in a foreign language, when you see or hear it. To encode is to be able to express what you want to say.
digest (verb)
to understand information when there is a lot of it or it is difficult or unexpected
discriminate (verb)
to recognize the difference between things
disentangle (verb)
distinguish (verb)
to recognize the differences between things
extrapolate (verb)
formal to say what is likely to happen or be true by using information that you already have
fathom (verb)
to understand something complicated or mysterious
figure out ()
to be able to understand something or to solve a problem
follow (verb)
to understand something, especially something long or complicated
get (verb)
informal to understand someone or something
to develop a good knowledge or understanding of something
get/have a fix on something ()
to understand clearly what something is like
get it into/through your head (that) ()
to understand and accept something
get something into/through your thick /head/skull ()
to start understanding something. This expression is used when you are angry and you think someone is being stupid
to correctly understand something
to understand what someone is trying to tell you, even if they do not say it directly
to understand something, especially something that someone tells you indirectly
get your head round something ()
to understand and accept something that seems strange
grasp (verb)
to understand something
grow to love/hate/understand etc something ()
if you grow to feel or understand something, you gradually start to feel or understand it
to have total control of something or understand it completely
have/get a handle on something ()
to understand something well
have someone/something taped ()
to understand someone or something perfectly and to know how to deal with them effectively
hear (verb)
to understand what someone is saying to you
to understand feelings or a situation very well
to continue to understand and know about a situation or subject
keep track ()
to have all the information that you need about something
keep up ()
to continue to understand what someone is saying
know from ()
to recognize the difference between two people or things
latch on ()
to suddenly understand or realize something
if light dawns on you, you suddenly understand or realize something
penetrate the mysteries of something ()
to understand the truth about something complicated or mysterious
pin down ()
to understand or describe something exactly
plumb (verb)
formal to manage to understand something difficult or mysterious
see (verb)
to understand something
see daylight ()
to understand something that you could not understand before
see someone/something for something ()
to realize what someone or something is really like, especially when this is worse than they appear to be
see through ()
to recognize that something is not true and not be tricked by it
suss (verb)
Britishinformal to understand a situation or the reason why someone does something
take in ()
to understand and remember something that you hear or read
tumble to ()
to realize or understand something
understand (verb)
to know what something spoken or written in a particular language means
understand (verb)
to know how or why something happens, or what effect or influence something has
understand (verb)
to know how someone feels or why someone does something, as a result of experience or by imagining what it must be like to be them
unravel (verb)
to understand something complicated by thinking about it for a long time
unscramble (verb)
to understand something clearly in your mind
wake up to ()