understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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Those left in power, he said, are “generally not the sharpest people, they’re not the people who understand the subtleties of diplomacy, of what negotiating with the U.S. is like.”
From Los Angeles Times
A trip to town tired Dad more than a full day in the field, one more thing about being grown up I didn’t understand.
From Literature
‘I don’t understand any of this!’ he cried.
From Literature
If you didn’t, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of them — a cultural divide I didn’t fully understand until I left home.
From Salon
An oil shock is generally understood to mean a supply shortage that sparks a sharp rise in oil prices and consequently a negative impact on global economic growth, although there is no single definition.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
