understand
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Example Sentences
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“I think that when you’re with someone that is in your field, they understand what you’re dealing with on a deeper level,” she told People in 2019.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
We hope people understand that there is a limit to what we can say because we have to be mindful of the rights of those involved.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Crystal Nerone has made repeated trips to the one-stop center to understand in advance every hoop they’ll have to jump through.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
It’s this moment that makes me realize that she’ll understand what Mom never will, and maybe Mom was right, forcing me to come here.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
