GET THE PICTURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Get the meaning of something

Example:

Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "get the picture" is one way to...):

understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get the picture"):

figure (understand)

catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig (understand, usually after some initial difficulty)

intuit (know or grasp by intuition or feeling)

digest (arrange and integrate in the mind)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE