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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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To better understand how the effect works, the researchers examined a high-quality topological material known for its unusual electronic behavior.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

It added it had combined high-resolution satellite imagery, citizen science and machine learning to "revolutionise how we understand and monitor habitats".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Foreign Minister Winston Peters's office confirmed the ban and said he instructed the the nation's diplomats "to express concern at this departure from past practice and to better understand it."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead, these courts need to read the justices’ minds and understand what they’re really saying, which is that it’s all gone.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

“Good. I understand that you’re spending the night with us?” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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