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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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"I feel like, if there is anyone that would understand us, it's them," adds her bandmate Lara Raj.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Let’s take a closer look at the charts of Strategy and Coinbase to better understand what is happening beneath the surface in these Bitcoin-linked names.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

ALBANY, N.Y.—Neuroscientist Annalisa Scimemi is in her element at her laboratory, where she works with mice and sophisticated instruments to better understand brain cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“We had the chance to be close to many players to understand what their journey had been like.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In school, I’m one of six Black kids in a specialized music program; I have hair my classmates don’t understand and a complexion that garners assumptions.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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