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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. 

Example Sentences

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But there’s an understanding, even in largely conservative regions, that immigrants with papers and without are a crucial part of the muscle and brainpower that help drive the world’s fourth-largest economy.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm lucky to have worked with him and been able to integrate his talent and undoubted skills in enhancing our ability to understand the archaeological narrative," says Mr Young.

From BBC

This is the understanding we all buy into when we devote time to the game.

From BBC

We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.

From Los Angeles Times

It is understood the Treasury has received an initial valuation for covering the Bayeux Tapestry that has been provisionally approved.

From BBC