understand

verbA1UK /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ US /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.intransitive, transitive, usually

To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.

To be thoroughly familiar with; to be able to undertake properly.transitive, usually
To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.transitive, usually
To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.transitive
To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.transitive
To regard as present when not.transitive
To stand underneath, to support.humorous, rare

Forms

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Nobody understands me.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.