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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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Investors understand this, and the debate is primarily over how long profits can stay high, not whether they can stay high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

These enormous objects can weigh millions or even billions of times as much as the Sun, but scientists still do not fully understand how they grow to such extraordinary sizes.

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

“I understand, but you didn’t answer my question: Do you want to move out of Davey?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

He understands how to use his innate magnetism to charm his way through even the silliest scripts, occasionally creating a dissonance between the film and his performances that makes even the duds memorable.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

She understands why Dr. Mann kept suggesting yoga and meditation.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Rather than limiting these experiments to recreating phenomena already understood through established theories, scientists can now explore deliberately engineered states that reveal entirely new possibilities.

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

She was someone who understood the meaning of doing small things, how large the effect would be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although earlier experiments showed that LPC70 could ease salt-related hypertension and cognitive difficulties, scientists had not fully understood the mechanisms responsible, particularly its influence on prostaglandin signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

She was in a dark forest and called out to him, but he always woke up before he understood what she was saying.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

This result has important implications for understanding the site's chronology because it provides an additional dating reference for the ancient complex.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

"We used a very positional 4-3-3, understanding the spaces, the timings, waiting for the ball to arrive to you at the right time. Players moved the ball until gaps started opening."

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

I’m no closer to understanding Dad or to knowing who this band is.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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