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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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Celona isn’t ready to commit more money to Inside Safe and would want to perform a “hard pulse check” on the program to better understand its accomplishments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Here is what you can do to understand and limit property taxes on your new home.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Suddenly, their missions are the same — maybe they always were, and they were both too stubborn to understand it until now.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Large-scale age-gating is still relatively new, and even the company doesn’t yet fully understand the second- and third-order effects.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I never could understand all the fuss over clothes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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