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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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Their goal was to better understand who these early migrants were, where they came from, and when they made the journey.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

I spoke with him to understand exactly what legal argument the OLC is using to try to dismantle the PRA and what it means for the future of government transparency.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

I understand that everything is very expensive, but this would be the trip of a lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

More recently, Tubi combined large language models, or LLMs, with deep learning techniques—enabling it to better understand “the nature of the user’s intent,” Bidgoli says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He’d never remembered that moment of kindness, for he’d been too close to death to understand what was happening.

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