Understanding Semantics, Second Edition, offers an engaging and accessible introduction to linguistic semantics. The book is divided into two main parts. The first part gradually guides the reader through the essential phenomena and concepts of semantics. It covers various levels and dimensions of meaning, ambiguity, the relationship between meaning and context, as well as logical and meaning-related relations. Additionally, it explains the fundamentals of noun, verb, and sentence semantics. The second part provides a critical introduction to the foundational concepts of the three main approaches to meaning: structuralism, cognitive semantics, and formal semantics. This book is an indispensable resource for all students studying semantics.