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understand

[uhn-der-stand] / ˌʌn dərˈstænd /




Usage

What are other ways to say understand? To understand is to be fully aware not only of the meaning of something but also of its implications: I could comprehend all he said, but did not understand that he was joking. To know is to be aware of something as a fact or truth: He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me. To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. 

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Once you understand what you both can actually afford, you can discuss an equal percentage of income to contribute to rent, utilities, household expenses and other combined necessities.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Together, these measurements should help scientists better understand how asteroids respond to high-speed impacts and improve predictions of how future deflection attempts might work.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

It’s hard to listen to the selection of music and understand how any music business professional didn’t think this band had serious potential.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

As someone who has been wearing glasses since she was four or five, Babcock can’t quite understand the big deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

She pauses, quietly urging me to hear what she’s trying to make me understand.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

She is also a loyal and loving mother, who, as she proves in the season finale, understands the power of clear-eyed assessment and a really good chili.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The BBC understands that Business Minister Kate Dearden will meet with senior Poundland executives later this week to discuss the company's threatened insolvency.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The couple understands the trade-off — is it better to have cash in the bank or in home equity?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Analysts say the lifelong military man whose youngest son died fighting in Gaza understands the limits and costs of military force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

SABIO, BEX: Why am I the only one who understands the concept of soundproofing?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

But the moment she saw it, she understood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

For Fuller, these exceptionally energetic neutrinos are among IceCube's most exciting discoveries because their origins and the physical processes responsible for accelerating them remain poorly understood.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

"If external scientists have never studied a species, then potential risks cannot be accurately understood, let alone mitigated," the letter read.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

After I was diagnosed a couple of years ago, I looked back at my youth and finally understood why I often struggled with friendships and relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Gingersnipes’s eyes widened as she understood that this was her job now—a fact that seemed to fill her with pride and panic all at once.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

In turn, this gives us a better understanding of how the building blocks of life may have been formed and existed across the Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Consider this an entry point to understanding the issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

On spending, it added that public bodies had made "limited progress" overall in understanding how much it will cost to decarbonise in the near or longer term.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

And I will say that since that day that I left the show, I’ve only felt stronger about this, and I’ve only felt that people are understanding their assignment very, very well.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

We had shared an understanding of how it was to be both Chinese and American.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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