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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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"The plan and the goal is to get promoted straight away but we understand a lot of change has to take place," Jackson said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As I understand it, “Bait” is UK slang?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

What’s harder to understand is that million, billion, trillion are not at all like one, two, three.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's hard for me to understand why the human heart is so hard," is the priest's take on toughening attitudes in Europe to migration.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

"With all due respect, you don't understand," Sancho said.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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