3.2.4 Understand

Use this domain for words referring to understanding a topic or the meaning of something.

Louw Nida Codes:

32 Understand

32A Understand

32B Come To Understand

32C Ease or Difficulty in Understand

What words refer to understanding something?

understand, understanding, comprehend, have/gain insight

What words refer to coming to understand something?

understand, perceive, realize, see, recognize, recognition, figure out

3.2.4.1 Misunderstand

Use this domain for when a person does not understand a topic or the meaning of something.

Louw Nida Codes:

31B Hold a Wrong View, Be Mistaken

What words refer to misunderstanding something?

misunderstand, understand wrong, fail to understand, misinterpret, interpret wrongly, miss the meaning, get it wrong, mishear, be mistaken, lose (someone), lack of understanding,

What words refer to understanding something differently than someone else?

understand differently, give a different interpretation

3.2.4.2 Understandable

Use this domain for words that describe something that is easy to understand.

What words describe something that can be understood?

understandable

What words describe something that is easy to understand?

obvious, transparent, clear, easy to understand, evident

What words describe a clear connection between two things?

relevant, pertinent, clear, clearly, obvious,

3.2.4.3 Mysterious

Use this domain for words that describe something that is difficult to understand.

What words describe something that cannot be understood?

not understandable, inscrutable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, inconceivable

What words describe something that is difficult to understand?

vague, oblique, unclear, not well worded, cryptic, hard to understand, difficult to understand, puzzle, puzzling, riddle

What words describe an unclear connection between two things?

obscure, shrouded in mystery, mysterious,