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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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Howell added: "Recently K-Pop seems so big internationally, I just think it's made more people, especially parents, more knowledgeable about K Pop and understand what it is."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“So I don’t understand how they could describe themselves as change-makers. They’re the ones who have been the problem.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Innovators are now trained to understand a small piece of the world around them,” says Brian Uzzi, a professor of leadership at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

To better understand these reactions, Wang's team, which includes researchers from six universities in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, studied the isotopic makeup of chlorine, oxygen, and carbon produced by these discharges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

What I did understand, what was awful and alarming, was that this was the day I was to start school.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom