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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. 

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But we understand that it’s a multigenerational passion and different people are in it for different things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Scientists also wanted to understand whether differences in the pathways reached by stimulation could help account for patients who did not benefit.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

"You can understand why the owners want to refer to African dictators because that's how it feels from their perspective."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I want him to learn that another person’s boundaries matter even when he doesn’t understand or agree with them and that kindness isn’t something you perform only when adults are watching,” he said.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

How do I make this police officer, a normal, regular person, understand that things aren’t the way Dad frames them?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

As Tomika Anderson wrote in Essence recently, “I want to raise a son who understands that his responsibility to another human being doesn’t end with, ‘I didn’t do it.'”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Perhaps because she understands that the internet is not real life, and that her message is resonating with a silent majority.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Morgan says it understands why the market is not yet willing to pay a higher multiple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

SABIO, BEX: Why am I the only one who understands the concept of soundproofing?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

A substance described as metabolically neutral is generally understood to have limited effects on the body's metabolic processes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Police said the teenager was in a white Seat Ibiza which was understood to have hit railings on Shaftmoor Lane at about 20:30 BST on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

By revealing how complex alien atmospheres can be understood from faint changes in light, this new approach could help scientists take another step toward answering that question.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Dodgers understood that this outcome was a possibility when the season began.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Their oldest sister pushed and pried, digging until she understood the whole story.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"For people to have a better understanding of them as kids – because that's what they were, they were kids. Just normal teenagers who should still be here."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The most recent paper is also relevant to understanding environmental plastic pollution, said Matthew Campen, professor of pharmaceutical research at the University of New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

By watching these organisms interact in real time, researchers hope to gain a clearer understanding of the complex relationships between plants and microbes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The findings offer a deeper understanding of why certain experiences leave such powerful impressions while others quickly fade.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

To get her back to understanding why the rules are what they are and why he’s the one who makes them.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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