To perceive and recognize the meaning of

• accept

  1. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted):
  2. To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.
  3. To take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly

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  1. To be able to hold (something applied or inserted):
  2. To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.
  3. To take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly

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• apprehend

  1. To understand something.
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand

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  1. To understand something.
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand

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• catch

  1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  2. To go to see (a performance, for example):
  3. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure

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  1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
  2. To go to see (a performance, for example):
  3. To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure

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• compass

  1. To accomplish or bring about:
  2. To grasp mentally; understand; comprehend
  3. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of

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  1. To accomplish or bring about:
  2. To grasp mentally; understand; comprehend
  3. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of

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• conceive

  1. To apprehend mentally; understand.
  2. To be of the opinion that; think:
  3. To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine

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  1. To apprehend mentally; understand.
  2. To be of the opinion that; think:
  3. To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine

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• fathom

  1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
  2. To determine the depth of; sound.
  3. To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly

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  1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
  2. To determine the depth of; sound.
  3. To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly

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• follow

  1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
  2. To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
  3. To take as a model; act in accordance with; imitate

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  1. To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
  2. To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
  3. To take as a model; act in accordance with; imitate

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• get

  1. (Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
  2. To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
  3. To begin or start. Used with the present participle:

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  1. (Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
  2. To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
  3. To begin or start. Used with the present participle:

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• grasp

  1. ​To understand.
  2. To reach for and try to seize
  3. To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend

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  1. ​To understand.
  2. To reach for and try to seize
  3. To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend

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• make out

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• read

  1. To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
  2. To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
  3. To get the meaning of (something written, printed, embossed, etc.) by using the eyes, or for Braille, the finger tips, to interpret its characters or signs

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  1. To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
  2. To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
  3. To get the meaning of (something written, printed, embossed, etc.) by using the eyes, or for Braille, the finger tips, to interpret its characters or signs

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• see

  1. To make sure; take care:
  2. To get a clear mental impression of; grasp by thinking; understand
  3. To consider:

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  1. To make sure; take care:
  2. To get a clear mental impression of; grasp by thinking; understand
  3. To consider:

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• sense

  1. To be or become aware of
  2. To become aware of; perceive:
  3. To comprehend; understand

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  1. To be or become aware of
  2. To become aware of; perceive:
  3. To comprehend; understand

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• take

  1. To understand or interpret:
  2. To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.
  3. To subtract:

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  1. To understand or interpret:
  2. To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.
  3. To subtract:

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• take-in

  1. To subscribe to home delivery of.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.

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  1. To subscribe to home delivery of.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.

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• understand

  1. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  2. To take as meant or meaning; interpret
  3. To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend

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  1. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  2. To take as meant or meaning; interpret
  3. To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend

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• savvy

  1. To understand; comprehend.
  2. (Slang) To understand; get the idea

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  1. To understand; comprehend.
  2. (Slang) To understand; get the idea

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• dig

  1. To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
  2. To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way
  3. To take notice of:

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  1. To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
  2. To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way
  3. To take notice of:

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• twig

  1. 2012 May 30, John E. McIntyre, “A future for copy editors", Baltimore Sun:
  2. To understand or figure out:
  3. To be or become aware of the situation; understand:

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  1. 2012 May 30, John E. McIntyre, “A future for copy editors", Baltimore Sun:
  2. To understand or figure out:
  3. To be or become aware of the situation; understand:

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• ken

  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
  2. To know (a person or thing).
  3. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry

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  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
  2. To know (a person or thing).
  3. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry

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To perceive directly with the intellect

• apprehend

  1. To understand something.
  2. (Archaic) To anticipate with worry or dread.
  3. To understand

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  1. To understand something.
  2. (Archaic) To anticipate with worry or dread.
  3. To understand

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• compass

  1. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  2. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  3. To understand; comprehend:

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  1. (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
  2. To plot or contrive (something harmful)
  3. To understand; comprehend:

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• fathom

  1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
  2. To determine the depth of; sound.
  3. To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly

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  1. To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
  2. To determine the depth of; sound.
  3. To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly

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• grasp

  1. ​To understand.
  2. To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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  1. ​To understand.
  2. To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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• know

  1. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
  2. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in:
  3. To regard as true beyond doubt:

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  1. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
  2. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in:
  3. To regard as true beyond doubt:

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• understand

  1. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:
  2. To gather or assume from what is heard, known, etc.; infer
  3. To know thoroughly; grasp or perceive clearly and fully the nature, character, functioning, etc. of

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  1. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:
  2. To gather or assume from what is heard, known, etc.; infer
  3. To know thoroughly; grasp or perceive clearly and fully the nature, character, functioning, etc. of

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• ken

  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
  2. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
  3. (Scot.) To know (of or about)

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  1. (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
  2. (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
  3. (Scot.) To know (of or about)

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To have as a part

• comprise

  1. (Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
  2. To be composed of or contain:
  3. To include; contain

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  1. (Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
  2. To be composed of or contain:
  3. To include; contain

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• contain

  1. To be capable of holding:
  2. To halt the spread or development of; check:
  3. To have in it; hold, enclose, or include

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  1. To be capable of holding:
  2. To halt the spread or development of; check:
  3. To have in it; hold, enclose, or include

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• embody

  1. To bring together into an organized whole
  2. To represent in bodily or material form:
  3. To give a bodily form to; incarnate.

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  1. To bring together into an organized whole
  2. To represent in bodily or material form:
  3. To give a bodily form to; incarnate.

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• embrace

  1. To include or contain as part of something broader.
  2. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:
  3. To include; contain

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  1. To include or contain as part of something broader.
  2. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:
  3. To include; contain

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• encompass

  1. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To contain; include

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  1. To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  2. To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  3. To contain; include

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• have

  1. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion:
  2. To perform; carry on; engage in
  3. To use or exhibit in action:

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  1. To cause to do something, as by persuasion or compulsion:
  2. To perform; carry on; engage in
  3. To use or exhibit in action:

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• include

  1. To contain or take in as a part, element, or member.
  2. To have as part of a whole; contain; comprise
  3. To consider as part of or allow into a group or class:

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  1. To contain or take in as a part, element, or member.
  2. To have as part of a whole; contain; comprise
  3. To consider as part of or allow into a group or class:

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• involve

  1. To relate to or affect:
  2. To engage (oneself) in a love affair:
  3. To draw or hold within itself; include

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  1. To relate to or affect:
  2. To engage (oneself) in a love affair:
  3. To draw or hold within itself; include

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• subsume

  1. To show (an idea, instance, etc.) to be covered by a rule, principle, etc.
  2. To include within a larger class, group, order, etc.
  3. To classify or include in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle:

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  1. To show (an idea, instance, etc.) to be covered by a rule, principle, etc.
  2. To include within a larger class, group, order, etc.
  3. To classify or include in a more comprehensive category or under a general principle:

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• take-in

  1. To attend a showing of.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

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  1. To attend a showing of.
  2. To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
  3. To receive into your home for the purpose of processing for a fee.

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To include

• contain

  1. To have within; hold:
  2. To have in it; hold, enclose, or include
  3. To be capable of holding:

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  1. To have within; hold:
  2. To have in it; hold, enclose, or include
  3. To be capable of holding:

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• comprise

  1. (Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
  2. To be composed of or contain:
  3. To include; contain

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  1. (Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
  2. To be composed of or contain:
  3. To include; contain

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• embrace

  1. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:
  2. To include or contain as part of something broader.
  3. To include; contain

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  1. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:
  2. To include or contain as part of something broader.
  3. To include; contain

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To understand

• grasp

  1. To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument:
  2. ​To understand.
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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  1. To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument:
  2. ​To understand.
  3. To reach for and try to seize

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• discern

  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
  3. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:

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  1. To perceive or recognize the difference
  2. To separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
  3. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:

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• perceive

  1. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
  2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):

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  1. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
  2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):

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