He can understand verbal commands and responds when his name is called, Dr. Gray said.

If boats can understand simple commands, why, then creatures like these should at least be able to do the same.

A voice-operated toilet that understands verbal commands is under development.

The person has difficulty understanding simple commands or directions.

Then somebody has to enter the unit and load its internal computer with a language chip so that it can understand commands.

"Enough to understand basic commands and to carry trivial messages, but no more than a human three-year-old would have."

He could understand commands if they were spoken directly and in short sentences.

If the patient is unable to understand verbal commands, the instructions should be demonstrated to the patient.

The house includes technology such as pendants which understand commands in the form of hand gestures.

In addition, children may have enough receptive language ability to understand language to understand simple commands.