Synonyms and antonyms of To understand something or someone in a particular way in British Thesaurus

make out ()

to see, hear, or understand someone or something with difficulty

interpret (verb)

to understand an action, situation etc in a particular way

perceive (verb)

to understand or think about something in a particular way

read (verb)

to understand something in a particular way

make of ()

to understand someone or the meaning of something in a particular way

take (verb)

to understand someone’s words or actions in a particular way

construe (verb)

formal to understand the meaning of something in a particular way

understand (verb)

to recognize that a word or phrase is missing in a sentence and that you have to imagine that it is there

see both sides ()

to understand both of the opinions or arguments in a situation

be quick/slow on the uptake ()

to take a very short/long time to understand or realize something

chalk something up to experience ()

to consider something bad that happens to you as an experience that will help you to deal better with similar situations in the future

learn from your mistakes ()

to understand what you did wrong and make sure that you do not do it again

learn your lesson ()

to be unlikely to do something stupid or wrong again, because the last time you did it something unpleasant happened