understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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While “Sesame Street” and “The Electric Company” sharpened my literacy, Child helped me understand that the kitchen is a creative lab.
From Salon
"It took me a long time to adjust to the way we play when I first came here, so I understand the position that they are in," Gordon said.
From BBC
Over the past year, they have signed contracts and memoranda of understanding to import gas from Turkey and Qatar to increase production.
From Barron's
To know Chicago’s architectural history is to understand something about its residents.
Reason, or the human capacity for understanding, is nothing new.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
