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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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Together, these insights are shaping a growing subfield known as evolutionary dentistry, using our evolutionary past to understand the dental problems of the present.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

"The committee therefore opposes any changes until robust, independent real-world assessments have been undertaken to understand how these changes could affect local communities in practice," the letter said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Investors thinking about Venezuela should understand what that means.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

When I moved here I began to understand her, to feel her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I could tell no one because it was too terrible, because no one would understand.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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