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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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In the future, this research may also help scientists better understand developmental disorders and certain genetic diseases.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

So this is a federal project they can understand.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

"He was one of the very few men; they didn't understand at the time that women's rights are society's rights," she said of her father.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

First, workers may simply not understand the law, claiming inappropriately their state- or company-specific overtime as tax-deductible.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I don’t understand how the life I thought I had has come to this.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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