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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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Artificial intelligence introduces risks that institutions don’t yet understand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Artificial intelligence companies are testing the technology as they go to understand how it works and how to manage it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Over the years, I have come to understand that we learn our parents’ histories slowly, often in fragments, and sometimes only in retrospect.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

Combining the two approaches gave researchers both a direct view of DNA pairing and a way to understand the molecular forces responsible for it.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

“Do not let go of my hand, understand, cher? Do not let go.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The BBC understands the England and Wales Cricket Board has checked on wellbeing of the Pakistani under-19s team, and is reviewing security arrangements for the remainder of their tour.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“Steve is in for a very rude awakening, and the fact that he can’t see it coming just shows how little he understands the job he’s asking for.“

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“I doubt he’ll deliver, but at least he understands what they need.”

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

To this day no one quite understands what happened next.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

While there is no specific policy around financial compensation for fertility treatment for England players, it is understood there are ongoing discussions at the RFU and it could be introduced in the future.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Coastally trapped Kelvin waves have been known to exist for decades, as long as scientists have understood El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Copper’s price rally has to be understood through this prism, Cryer maintains.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Little understood until the mid-20th century, the disease eventually became a catalyst for breakthroughs in molecular medicine, including advances in SCD treatment that were made possible by the gene-editing technology called Crispr.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Today, it is well understood that the disease is not highly contagious; therefore there is no reason to isolate anyone.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

However, understanding how this process works could help researchers find ways to increase it.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

My family loved traveling to Japan, and I think that really helped open us up to new ways of understanding people and how different cultures can coexist within one space.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The ministry also stressed the importance of ties with Madrid, saying Morocco had chosen to pursue relations based on "good neighbourliness, political understanding, economic partnership, and security cooperation".

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

That “would be a dramatic departure from the customary understanding of ‘waters of the United States,’” said Royal Gardner, a professor at Stetson University who has written a history of this debate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

There was true learning there, and a great sweep of understanding.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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