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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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He understands well just how biologically complex honey is.

From BBC

The NFL’s Gen Z stars, he said, understand that “you can be a fashion enthusiast that plays football.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The group said that recent research has “contributed to a clearer understanding of potential harms” from such treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its data and measurement services include RADAR, which helps advertisers “understand where people go and what they do in the real world” and Inflight Insights.

From The Wall Street Journal

The average Super Bowl viewer may not know about the light-blue flag, or understand the words behind the heartbreaking song about the perils of being a colony.

From Los Angeles Times