verstehen.
to understand
Meaning & usage
to understand to hear and interpret (speech)
Ich verstehe dich nicht bei dem Lärm.
to understand to comprehend, to make sense of
Ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst.
to understand to take, to interpret, to gather (to impute what is not explicitly stated)
Ich verstehe das so, dass Sie unzufrieden sind.
to understand to understand, to consider, to take
etwas als Beleidigung verstehen
etwas als seine Aufgabe verstehen
to understand to know, to have knowledge or understanding of (through experience or study)
Er versteht viel von Autos.
Davon verstehe ich nichts.
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to see oneself, to think of oneself
Wir verstehen uns als Dienstleister.
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to understand one another, be able to communicate
Ich hoffe, wir verstehen uns.
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to get along
Die beiden verstehen sich gut.
Wie verstehst du dich mit deinem Chef?
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to be an expert
Sie versteht sich auf gut getarnte Beleidigungen.
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to be meant, to have to be interpreted (in some way)
Die angegebenen Preise verstehen sich ohne Mehrwertsteuer.
to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood to go without saying, to be obvious
Es versteht sich, dass ...
Das versteht sich von selbst.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verstān, virstēn, vorstēn, ferstān, from Old High German firstān, firstēn, from Proto-Germanic *frastāną, equivalent to ver- + stehen. Cognate with Bavarian versteh, Dutch verstaan, Middle Low German vorstān. Compare also English forstand.
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