understand: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of understand
- misunderstand«Word Popularity Bar3/5
misunderstand
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
Suffixes of understand
- understanding«Word Popularity Bar5/5
understanding
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; discernment.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
agreement.
- they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
- there was an understanding between management and the workers
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- understands5/5
understand
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
- verb perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
see; realize; realise.
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- understandings4/5
understanding
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; savvy; discernment.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- noun the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
agreement.
- they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
- there was an understanding between management and the workers
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
- understandable4/5
understandable
- adjective satellite capable of being apprehended or understood
graspable; perceivable; intelligible; apprehensible.
- adjective satellite capable of being apprehended or understood
- understandably4/5
understandably
- adverb in an intelligible manner
intelligibly; clearly.
- the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
- adverb in an intelligible manner
- understandability2/5
understandability
- noun the quality of comprehensible language or thought
comprehensibility.
- noun the quality of comprehensible language or thought
- understandingly2/5
understandingly
- adverb with understanding
- she nodded understandingly
- adverb with understanding
- understanded1/5
understand
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
- verb perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
see; realize; realise.
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- understander1/5
understand
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- She did not understand her husband
- I understand what she means
- verb perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
see; realize; realise.
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
- verb know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- understanders1/5
understander
One who understands, or knows by experience. R. Dryden.
Derived words of understand
- misunderstanding«Word Popularity Bar4/5
misunderstanding
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misinterpretation.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- noun an understanding of something that is not correct
misapprehension; mistake.
- he wasn't going to admit his mistake
- make no mistake about his intentions
- there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- misunderstandings4/5
misunderstanding
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
mistaking; misinterpretation.
- his misinterpretation of the question caused his error
- there was no mistaking her meaning
- noun an understanding of something that is not correct
misapprehension; mistake.
- he wasn't going to admit his mistake
- make no mistake about his intentions
- there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister
- noun putting the wrong interpretation on
- misunderstands2/5
misunderstand
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- preunderstanding1/5
preunderstanding
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `understand`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `understand`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `understand`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `understand`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.