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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, get the picture, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discrepate, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, figure out, find out, focus, foresee, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, judge, know, make distinction, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, read, remark, rubberneck, secern, see the light, see through, separate, severalize, spot, take in, view |
| Antonyms: | disregard, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, appreciate, apprehend, catch on, catch*, comprehend, dig*, fathom, get the picture, get*, grasp, realize, see, take in* |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grasp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, appreciate, apprehend, catch, catch on, cognize, compass, comprehend, dig*, envisage, fathom, follow, get, get the drift, get the picture, have, know, latch on, make, perceive, pick up*, realize, see, take, take in* |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of information |
| Synonyms: | apperceive, ascertain, be advised, be informed, be led to believe, be told of, catch, catch on, descry, determine, discover, find out, gather, get the picture, get wind of, get wise to, glean, have on good authority, learn, pick up*, receive, see, tumble*, understand, unearth |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, conclude, copy, deduce, distinguish, feature, feel, flash*, gather, get, get the message, get the picture, grasp, know, learn, pin, read, realize, recognize, see, sense, track |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | realize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appreciate, become aware of |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, be cognizant of, become conscious of, catch, catch on, comprehend, conceive, discern, envisage, envision, fancy*, feature*, get, get it, get the idea, get the picture, get through one's head, grasp, image, imagine, know, pick up*, recognize, see daylight, take in*, think, understand, vision, visualize |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, be with it, believe, catch, catch on, catch the drift, consider, credit, deem, dig*, discern, divine, feel, feel in bones, feel in gut, get the drift, get the idea, get the impression, get the picture, get vibes, grasp, have a feeling, have a hunch, hold, know, notice, observe, perceive, pick up, read, realize, savvy*, suspect, take in, think, understand |
| Antonyms: | be numb, be unaware, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | understand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appreciate, comprehend |
| Synonyms: | accept, apprehend, be aware, be conscious of, be with it, catch, catch on, conceive, deduce, discern, distinguish, explain, fathom, figure out, find out, follow, get the hang of, get the idea, get the picture, get the point, get*, grasp, have knowledge of, identify with, infer, interpret, ken, know, learn, make out, make sense of, master, note, penetrate, perceive, possess, read, realize, recognize, register, savvy*, see, seize, sense, sympathize, take in*, take meaning, tolerate |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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