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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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She said she was visiting with her six-year-old daughter Mariam because she wanted her to "understand that we are not without a past or civilisation".

From Barron's

"There will be challenges, but we are counting on the tolerance and understanding of both citizens and businesses," said Jeliazkov.

From Barron's

The authors of the editorial stress that more high-quality research is needed to better understand long-term outcomes and to help guide decisions made by patients, clinicians, and policymakers.

From Science Daily

While clinicians increasingly recognize that environmental exposure plays a role in patient health, researchers are still working to understand how those exposures influence cancer at the molecular level.

From Science Daily

After understanding the science behind it, she said, she was “absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself” after so many years of weathering public criticism about her weight.

From Los Angeles Times