Verbs of Mental Processes - Verbs for Cognition and Perception

to have some information about something

to know something's meaning, particularly something that someone says

to understand or assign meaning to something

to fully understand something, especially something complicated

to reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality

to mentally grasp or understand

to interpret or understand something that is difficult or unclear

to have a sudden or complete understanding of a fact or situation

to become clear, evident, or understood, particularly after some time

(of thoughts and ideas) to come to someone's mind

to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

to understand the true intentions of something or someone

to understand something

to know who a person or what an object is, because we have heard, seen, etc. them before

to deeply understand something

to understand something through thought or reasoning

to interpret a certain meaning from something

to be able to say who or what someone or something is

to understand or become aware of something through thinking or consciousness

to pay attention and become aware of a particular thing or person

to gradually understand a concept, often accompanied by an emotional response

to recognize and mentally separate two things, people, etc.

to distinguish or identify between two things based on knowledge or familiarity

to use your mind to understand something, solve a problem, make a decision, etc. or to use it to consider someone or something

to realize or understand something

to determine by a process of logical reasoning

to reach an opinion or decision based on available evidence and one's understanding of the matter

to understand information based on what is available

to grasp or comprehend something instinctively and without conscious reasoning

to understand something, often with effort

to realize through the senses

to comprehend or interpret the meaning of something

to look at written or printed words or symbols and understand their meaning

to carefully read something from start to finish, often with the purpose of identifying errors