understand
Definitions
Verb
- Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- Make sense of a language
- Believe to be the case
- Be understanding of
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "understand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand | 3 | 137 |
| 2 | understanding | 4 | 121 |
| 3 | understandable | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | misunderstanding | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | understands | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | understandably | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | misunderstand | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | misunderstandings | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | understandings | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | misunderstands | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "understand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unconcerned | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | ultrasound | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | unconfined | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | unimagined | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "understand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understanding | 4 | 121 |
| 2 | understood | 3 | 58 |
| 3 | undertaken | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | understandable | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | misunderstanding | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | understands | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | understandably | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | undersea | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | misunderstand | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | understated | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | understandings | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | misunderstands | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | understating | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | understaffed | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | understudy | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | understate | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | understaff | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | sundstrand | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | sunderland | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | underman | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "understand" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand the | 1 | 5 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "understand" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "understand" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "understand".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 10
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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