• Shona word nzwisisa in the Shona Dictionary
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nzwisisa
/ⁿz̤wisisa/

• verb
• synonyms: dzvinya, gamha, nzwa, ona, tora, ziva, zivurura
• variant: hwisisa
• dialects/origins: Standard Shona

English translation

understand

1. To receive from a word or collocation of words or from a sign the idea it is intended to convey: with the thing said, the person speaking, or the language as the direct object of the verb.

2. To interpret the signification of; seize the idea of; comprehend as resulting from a thought, principle, or ride; explain.

3. To receive information about; learn by paying heed to what is said and done; consider.

4. To know in substance, as a fact or saying; be acquainted with; recognize.

5. To take as meant or implied; imply; infer; assume; take for granted: chiefly in the past participle.

6. To recognize as implied or meant, although not expressed; supply mentally, as a word necessary to bring out the sense of an author.