understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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He said: "I would like to sincerely apologise to any patients who have been affected and recalled for a scan as I understand receiving such news can be unsettling."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“I think that when you’re with someone that is in your field, they understand what you’re dealing with on a deeper level,” she told People in 2019.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
“That was really surprising, and I’m glad that both parties seem to understand that there needs to be a change in California, that something is not working,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
I understand, in this moment, that he tricked Gran and me into missing one of my most important moments.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
