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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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The next phase of the research will focus on understanding exactly how these early biological mechanisms work and on developing tools that make them easier to detect.

From Science Daily

First Brands’ sudden implosion last year rattled credit markets and presented a glaring example of the risks lenders take when providing financing to closely held enterprises whose inner workings might not be fully understood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whitehead said, to her understanding, there was no requirement for listed structures "to be in operation", but just "simply maintained".

From BBC

Jabbar, who trained in the UK, is now understood to live abroad and no longer has a licence to practise medicine in the UK.

From BBC

That high discontinuation rate makes it especially important to understand what happens to weight and health risks related to diabetes and heart disease once treatment is discontinued.

From Science Daily