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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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This approach allowed them to match predator movements with probable feeding events and better understand when and where wolves and cougars interact.

From Science Daily

Researchers at Indiana University have helped make a significant advance in our understanding of the universe through a partnership between two leading international neutrino experiments.

From Science Daily

“I think that when this market is ready to go down, it’s going to be for reasons we don’t understand. Not for some publicized war,” Sosnoff said.

From MarketWatch

Whenever I chat to managers who are currently managing the Premier League or have managed in the Premier League, they understand the expectations and scrutiny that is upon them every week.

From BBC

It isn’t difficult to understand why a conflict in the Middle East would send energy and defense stocks higher.

From Barron's