entender

Definitions of entender
  1. verb
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    synonyms: comprender, comprenderse
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    comprender
    get the meaning of something
    interpretar, traducir
    make sense of a language
    construir, interpretar
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    resolver, solucionar
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    penetrar, profundizar
    come to understand
    figurarse, representarse
    understand
    caer en la cuenta de algo, comprender
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    intuir
    know or grasp by intuition or feeling
    asimilar, digerir, meditar
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    confundir, mal interpretar
    interpret in the wrong way
    leer, leerse
    interpret something that is written or printed
    examinar, examinar por encima, explorar, hojear, leer
    obtain data from magnetic tapes
    resolverse
    understand the meaning of
    dar con, encontrar, ocurrírsele a uno una idea
    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    conjeturar, suponer
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
    contestar, responder
    give the correct answer or solution to
    extraer, sacar
    deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
  2. verb
    perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
    synonyms:
    figurarse, imaginarse, representarse, ver
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
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    see and understand, have a good eye
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    comprender, hacerse cargo de
    be fully aware of; realize fully
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