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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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We might not have answers, but I know they understand, and that matters.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

“They want to underwrite on a deal by deal basis, they want to understand what they are investing in,” he says.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“From what I understand, those two have talked not just once, but several times since then,” Krause said.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

“We didn’t understand what was happening,” one shaken Montenegran concertgoer said on Instagram during the outdoor show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I can’t let him think that Zara’s more important to me than he is, and while she might be annoyed at first, she’ll understand that this is necessary.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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