understand

transitive verb
I don't understand this word.Je ne comprends pas ce mot.
Do you understand German?Vous comprenez l'allemand ?
They are too young to understand what is going on.Ils sont trop jeunes pour comprendre ce qui se passe.
His wife doesn't understand him.Sa femme ne le comprend pas.
My husband and I understand each other very wellNous nous comprenons très bien mon mari et moi
I understand that she has several aunts.Je crois comprendre qu'elle a plusieurs tantes.
intransitive verb
Do you understand?Vous comprenez ?
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