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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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Back when Newsom was a boy in the 1970s, dyslexia was recognized but still not fully understood.

From Los Angeles Times

Chip Wilson, Lululemon’s founder and a major shareholder, has launched a campaign to add three people to Lululemon’s board, which he has said doesn’t understand the company or its consumers.

From MarketWatch

Iran’s normal incentive, let’s understand, is not to interfere with Hormuz shipping, making an enemy of its own customers, importantly China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many tribal leaders were coerced into signing the original treaties, with limited to no translation support to help them understand what they were signing.

From Los Angeles Times

VARs are now a standard part of economists’ tool kit, and are employed by central bankers to help understand how their actions might affect the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal