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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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He doesn't understand football, the feeling of what is wrong and what is right.

From BBC

But there is a suggestion the Italy midfielder is open to leaving St James' Park this summer, with his representatives understood to be scoping out the market to ascertain which clubs may be interested.

From BBC

It can be misleading in terms of understanding the consequences of elevated lipids in the long term and give false reassurance to any young person who gets a risk assessment done.

From MarketWatch

The Nobel laureate’s work transformed how central banks understand cause and effect in the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

When we study a sector, we have historically analyzed a set of drivers that we understand are key to that sector.

From Barron's