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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Now I have understood your answer. VS. Now I understand your answer.

I have learned that 'get' also means' understand' but Longman dictionary says, "I have got it" means I suddenly understand a situation." However I think that 'I have got it' should mean 'I have understood it', or is there a reason 'have got' is considered as a present tense here in meaning? Or 'have got' here means 'have' and that is why 'have got' is considered as a meaning of understand in the present tense and then do we have to think of 'have got' as both have understood and understand and then is there no meaning difference between 'have understood' and 'understand'.

Now I have understood your answer. VS. Now I understand your answer.

What do you native English speakers think?

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/have_2
  

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Hans51 do we have to think of 'have got' as both have understood and understand and then is there no meaning difference between 'have understood' and 'understand'. Essentially. yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hans51 do we have to think of 'have got' as both have understood and understand and then is there no meaning difference between 'have understood' and 'understand'.
  • Essentially.
  • yes.
  • 'I've got it' is more idiomatic than 'I understand' or 'I have understood' (which we rarely say) and so serves for both.
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Hans51 do we have to think of 'have got' as both have understood and understand and then is there no meaning difference between 'have understood' and 'understand'.
Essentially. yes. 'I've got it' is more idiomatic than 'I understand' or 'I have understood' (which we rarely say) and so serves for both.
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I am sorry for replying late but suddenly I was confused with Essentially. yes, which means yes, there is no meaning difference between now 'I understand' and now 'I have understood'? I am sorry about not being smart
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When I said 'essentially yes', I meant that there is no significant difference.
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