understand
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Example Sentences
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I went to college to study molecular biology because I needed to understand what had happened to me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
That still leaves the question of whether investors rushing to buy the ETF understand exactly what they are getting.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The goal for parents is to help kids understand the strategies these apps are using against them, and teach them how to “spot it and then how to deal with it,” she added.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
With nuance and eagle-eyed research, he affords readers an unprecedented look at the mechanics of a musical fusion that, in many ways, we’re only just beginning to understand.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
She had no grandparents to ask—her father’s parents were deceased, and her mother’s had disowned them for reasons Janet didn’t fully understand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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