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        "From Middle English understanden, from Old English understandan (“to understand”), from Proto-West Germanic *understandan (“to stand between, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, understand”), equivalent to Old English under- (“between, inter-”) + standan (“to stand”) (Modern English under- + stand). Cognate with Old Frisian understonda (“to understand, experience, learn”), Old High German understantan (“to understand”), Middle Danish understande (“to understand”). Compare also Saterland Frisian understunda, unnerstounde (“to dare, survey, measure”), Dutch onderstaan (“to undertake, presume”), German unterstehen (“to be subordinate”)."
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              "mean": "(transitive) To grasp a concept fully in one's mind, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.\n1892,  Walter Besant,  “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in  The Ivory Gate , New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, , →OCLC:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.\n1950,  Hubbard, L. Ron,  Dianetics‎, New Era Publications, published 1999, →ISBN, →OCLC, page ix:In reading this book, be very certain you never go past a word you do not fully understand.\n1991,  Stephen Fry,  The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 20:‘I came back here, had a wank and finished that book.’‘The Naked Lunch?’‘Yeah.’‘What did you reckon?’‘Crap.’‘You're just saying that because you didn't understand it,’ said Adrian.‘I'm just saying that because I did understand it,’ said Tom. ‘Any road up, we'd better start making some toast.’\nI'm sorry. I don't understand.\nPlease try to understand. It's not you, it's me."
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              "mean": "To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.\n1963,  Margery Allingham,  “Foreword”, in  The China Governess‎:‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying.\n2013 June 14,  Sam Leith,  “Where the Profound Meets the Profane”, in  The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by \"dirty words\". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths.\nI understand that you have a package for me?\nIn the imperative mood, the word “you” is usually understood."
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              "mean": "(humorous, rare, obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support.\nc. 1590–1591 (date written),  William Shakespeare,  “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in  Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London:    Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :LAUNE: Ay, and what I do too: look thee, I'll but lean, and my staff understands me.SPEED: It stands under thee, indeed.LAUNCE:Why, stand-under and under-stand is all one."
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              "mean": "explain\nwhy"
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              "mean": "understand in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G.  C. Merriam, 1913\nunderstand in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911"
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