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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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Each chef seemed to have a recognizable point of view — something you could understand from the plate itself, without needing the chef to stand beside the table explaining it.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I see people in my clinic who don’t understand they don’t have insurance coverage,” said fertility doctor Marc Kalan, co-founder of Los Angeles Reproductive Center in Encino.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

It also spawned efforts within the industry and the FAA to better understand how pilots with a range of experience, training and skills will respond to problems during flights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tirzepatide has become an important treatment for obesity and related conditions such as diabetes, but scientists are still working to understand exactly how it affects the body.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Because only the Hollanders could understand the Dutch text, we would translate aloud in German.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

BBC Sport understands Premier League clubs are seeking legal advice about potential compensation.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

But when people care deeply about them, those seemingly mundane things can take on an emotional significance the audience understands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

While BBC Sport understands final details are still being hammered out between Netflix, Saudi Arabian organisers Sela and both fighters' camps, Cardiff has firmly emerged as the frontrunner, with an official announcement expected this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

He understands why investors would be skeptical, as AT&T’s average revenue per user hasn’t even kept up with inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

She nods as if she understands, but I don’t think she does.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

As much as I loved being home with my kids and understood the privilege it was, I was bored.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Farmers came together. They understood what was needed and they got it done.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Everyone has understood for some time that this would be a favorable election cycle for Democrats.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026

Very little of this was understood 30 years ago, explains Robert Kolker in “The Vanishing Family,” his sensitive saga of one affected clan whose members began falling ill in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

No one did get Twitch’s meaning exactly, but they all understood that there was now a larger group of friends, which left everyone feeling a buzz of excitement for the possibilities that might follow.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Scientists have taken a major step toward understanding cancer in cats, opening what researchers once described as a genetic "black box."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Finance focuses on practical money skills, while economics develops understanding of broader financial systems.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Its mission, said former assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Remington Kellogg that year, was to “awaken” a “clear understanding of the inspiring story of the United States — its origins, struggles, development, traditions, strength.”

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Pangram claims it is able to "detect AI text by analysing and understanding subtle cues in the writing".

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

According to the internet, this means understanding who your customers are and why they need your business.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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