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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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"Our NSC has lost several of its main functions. And we understand that it will take us at least three or four years to restore these functions," Tarakanov added.

From Barron's

The researchers discovered that people tend to blink less when they are working harder to understand speech in noisy settings.

From Science Daily

"We also want to replicate other fundamental components known from electronics for our atoms and understand them precisely at the microscopic level."

From Science Daily

Because these body maps appear to play a role in emotional understanding, they may help advance research in social psychology and clinical care.

From Science Daily

Ongoing analysis of these fossils is expected to improve scientists' understanding of how this dinosaur fits into the broader evolutionary family tree.

From Science Daily