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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. 

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The resource was published in Nature Scientific Data and is expected to help scientists better understand cactus biodiversity and conservation challenges.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Imam Nahe'i, who teaches at a large Islamic boarding school, says that when he asked he found his fellow teachers "didn't understand what sexual violence was".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

About three months ago, fast-casual chain Panera Bread started surveying customers to understand their GLP-1 usage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

I was with Muhammad Ali, who was in the depths of his Parkinson’s, and I’m talking to him and trying to engage in conversation, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Clare sighed, knowing it was something he’d never understand.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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