- Understand
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): un·der·stood; -stand·ing
transitive senses
1 a : to grasp the meaning of: understand Russian; b : to grasp the reasonableness of: his behavior is hard to understand; c : to have thorough or technical acquaintance with or expertness in the practice of: understand finance; d : to be thoroughly familiar with the character and propensities of: understands children;
2 : to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty: we understand that he is returning from abroad;
3 : to interpret in one of a number of possible ways
4 : to supply in thought as though expressed: "to be married" is commonly understood after the word engaged;
intransitive senses
1 : to have understanding : have the power of comprehension
2 : to achieve a grasp of the nature, significance, or explanation of something
3 : to believe or infer something to be the case
4 : to show a sympathetic or tolerant attitude toward something
- un·der·stand·abil·i·ty / noun
- un·der·stand·able / adjective
synonyms UNDERSTAND, COMPREHEND, APPRECIATE mean to have a clear or complete idea of. UNDERSTAND and COMPREHEND are very often interchangeable. UNDERSTAND may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something: orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed. COMPREHEND may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually: I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this. APPRECIATE implies a just evaluation or judgment of a thing's value or nature: failed to appreciate the risks involved. - Reconcile
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ciled; -cil·ing
transitive senses
1 a : to restore to friendship or harmony: reconciled the factions; b : SETTLE, RESOLVE: reconcile differences;
2 : to make consistent or congruous: reconcile an ideal with reality;
3 : to cause to submit to or accept something unpleasant: was reconciled to hardship;
4 a : to check (a financial account) against another for accuracy b : to account for
intransitive senses : to become reconciled
synonym see ADAPT
- rec·on·cil·abil·i·ty / noun
- rec·on·cil·able / adjective
- rec·on·cile·ment / noun
- rec·on·cil·er noun - Reinvent
Function: transitive verb
1 : to make as if for the first time something already invented: reinvent the wheel;
2 : to remake or redo completely
3 : to bring into use again
- re·in·ven·tion / noun
4.20.2005
State of Mind, in three words
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