Understand

//ˌʌndəˈstænd//

Word Forms of "understand" (20 forms)

Intj

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	understaund

Alternative, Obsoleteunderstaund

Verb

Form	Word
Alternative, Obsolete	understaund
Archaic, Participle, Past	understanded
Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singular	understoodest
Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singular	understandest
Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Person	understandeth
First-Person, Past, Singular	understood
Inflection-Template	glossary
Participle, Past	understood
Participle, Past	understood
Participle, Present	understanding
Participle, Present	understanding
Past	understood
Past, Plural	understood
Past, Second-Person, Singular	understood
Past, Singular, Third-Person	understood
Past, Subjunctive	understood
Present, Singular, Third-Person	understands
Present, Singular, Third-Person	understands
Table-Tags	no-table-tags

Alternative, Obsoleteunderstaund

Archaic, Participle, Pastunderstanded

Archaic, Past, Second-Person, Singularunderstoodest

Archaic, Present, Second-Person, Singularunderstandest

Archaic, Present, Singular, Third-Personunderstandeth

First-Person, Past, Singularunderstood

Inflection-Templateglossary

Participle, Pastunderstood

Participle, Presentunderstanding

Past, Pluralunderstood

Past, Second-Person, Singularunderstood

Past, Singular, Third-Personunderstood

Past, Subjunctiveunderstood

Present, Singular, Third-Personunderstands

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