What is the opposite of understanding?

Opposite of to be aware of the meaning of. misunderstand. misinterpret. mistake. misapprehend.

What is a word for not understanding?

(present participle) Misunderstanding or misinterpreting (something) misunderstanding. misapprehending. misconceiving. misconstruing.

What is the opposite prefix of understand?

The verb misunderstand adds the “bad” or “wrong” prefix mis- to understand, from an Old English root, understandan, that literally means “stand in the midst of.”

What is the opposite of comprehending?

Antonyms for comprehend. exclude, leave (out), miss out.

What’s the word for hard to understand?

unintelligible Add to list Share. Something unintelligible is difficult to understand, either because the room is too noisy or because the unintelligible thing is too quiet or confusing.

What is the past tense of understand?

understood
This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. simple past tense and past participle of understand.

Did not understand or did not understood?

1 Answers. ”I didn’t understand. ” Since ‘did’ is the past tense of the auxiliary ‘do’, we can not have ‘understand’ in the past tense and therefore ‘understood’ is not permissible. Using both ‘did’ and ‘understood’ in a simple sentence like here is grammatically incorrect.

What is the verb of understand?

verb (used with object), un·der·stood, un·der·stand·ing. to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn’t understand your question. to be thoroughly familiar with; apprehend clearly the character, nature, or subtleties of: to understand a trade.

How do you say you don’t understand professionally?

Longer formal sentences

1. Sorry, I’m afraid I don’t follow you.
2. Excuse me, could you repeat the question?
3. I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you say it again?
4. I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Would you mind speaking more slowly?
5. I’m confused. Could you tell me again?
6. I’m sorry, I didn’t understand.
7. I didn’t hear you.

What is I have not understood?

I’d use I have not understood, because it seems to me that I didn’t understand refers to a finished action, while the present perfect suggests that I don’t understand what he said even now (when I’m making the question).

Is it OK to not understand something?

Not understanding something can affect our confidence. It makes us feel insecure because we don’t understand what’s going on, or which steps we need to take. That is normal, but it’s good if you can try and come up with a plan before those thoughts get the chance to take root and make you miserable.