apprehend, comprehend, get the picture, savvy, grasp, compass, dig - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

sense - comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

follow - grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"

get, catch - grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"

touch - comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"

translate, understand, interpret, read - make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

read - to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!"

construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"

make out - comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying"

figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work - find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

fathom, penetrate, bottom - come to understand

perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"

take account, appreciate - be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"

envision, fancy, image, picture, visualize, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

see - see and understand, have a good eye; "The artist must first learn to see"

understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"