v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: APPREHEND 1, accept, catch, comprehend, ||dig, follow, grasp, see, take, take in
Idioms: get the drift
Antonyms: misunderstand
2
Synonyms: KNOW 1, appreciate, apprehend, cognize, comprehend, fathom, grasp, have
Idioms: get the hang of
3 to view as plausible or likely FF1C; I understand he is expected home soon FF1E;
Synonyms: assume, believe, ||conceit, conceive, expect, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, take, think, ||wit; compare CONJECTURE
Related Words: conclude, deduce, infer; conjecture, guess, presume, surmise; fancy; consider
Contrasted Words: know; challenge, doubt, question