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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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"I think just a bit, obviously older, more mature, got a better understanding of my game," Banton said, asked what he is doing differently this time.

From BBC

"It's going to only expand, and so you just need to get the word out to people," so they understand "how often they're going to be targeted", he said.

From Barron's

To better understand the true risks, researchers analyzed data from 23 major randomized studies conducted by the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration.

From Science Daily

Still, successfully guiding dream content marks an important advance in understanding how sleep may support creative thinking.

From Science Daily

"And we don't understand why that is, but we have to try and help those people thrive as much as the young people who are going to grow out of this," she said.

From BBC