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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’d had such trouble understanding that when he was a little kid.

From Literature

And they both thought that they understood each other perfectly.

From Literature

It is understood he was taken to hospital later that evening where he remained until he absconded on 15 February.

From BBC

It is understood that in most government departments or divisions the figure is usually in low single figures.

From BBC

What he didn’t understand, nor tried to understand, is that I didn’t frequent cemeteries looking for death.

From Salon