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misinterpret

v. interpret falsely

misread, misinterpret

v. interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

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misconstrue, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, be amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

misread

v. read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

stump

v. remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

puzzle

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

misread

v. read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

misread, misinterpret

v. interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"

miscalculate, misestimate

v. calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"

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understand

v. know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

get, acquire

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

grasp, hold on

v. hold firmly

remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think

v. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

penetrate, perforate

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

make

v. perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"

grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

v. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

follow

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

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