What is being signed (English Meaning)

UNDERSTAND

Sign Type

• ASL

Sign Description

Dominant hand in the S Handshape, palm toward your face, hand flicks up into a one handshape by the forehead.

Memory Aid

Think of a "light bulb" going off in your head.

This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

• COMPREHEND
• ENLIGHTEN (as in "to inform")
• EPIPHANY (as in "a sudden revelation or idea")
• EUREKA
• EXPLICABLE
• GIST
• MAKE SENSE
• SENSE (as in "make sense")
• UNDERSTAND

Examples of Usage

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English Sentence

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a hard of hearing scientist who received the Nobel Prize in 1932 for helping shape our understanding of the central nervous system.

ASL Gloss

S‑I‑R C‑H‑A‑R‑L‑E‑S S‑C‑O‑T‑T S‑H‑E‑R‑R‑I‑N‑G‑T‑O‑N HIMSELF HARD‑OF‑HEARING SCIENTIST. YEAR 1932 HE RECEIVED N‑O‑B‑E‑L P‑R‑I‑Z‑E MEDAL WHY? HE HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND C‑E‑N‑T‑R‑A‑L N‑E‑R‑V‑O‑U‑S S‑Y‑S‑T‑E‑M.

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English Sentence

I'm sorry I didn't catch what you said. Can you please repeat yourself?

ASL Gloss

SORRY ME NOT UNDERSTAND YOU PLEASE REPEAT.

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English Sentence

Do you understand?

ASL Gloss

YOU UNDERSTAND?

Sign Variations for this Word

• Variation 1 - ASL
• Variation 2 - ASL
• Variation 3 - ASL
• Variation 4 - Fingerspelled

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