Hyphenation of understand

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word understand? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

un-der-stand

Definitions of understand:

1.
Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
She did not understand her husband I understand what she means
2.
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
Now I see! I just can't see your point Does she realize how important this decision is? I don't understand the idea
3.
Make sense of a language
She understands French Can you read Greek?
4.
Believe to be the case
I understand you have no previous experience?
5.
Be understanding of
You don't need to explain--I understand!

Synonyms of understand:

verb realize, realise, see
verb read, interpret, translate
verb infer, believe
verb sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise

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