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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. 

Example Sentences

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A study published in the journal Science Advances is reshaping how researchers understand early human violence.

From Science Daily

Because breeding success and juvenile mortality play such a critical role in population stability, the researchers emphasize the need to better understand how environmental conditions affect penguin reproduction.

From Science Daily

She was dealing with a language she did not understand, embracing a role whose meaning would only reveal itself once the camera began to roll.

From BBC

But like other bar streams, it has been subject to bans and restrictions for reasons they don't quite understand.

From BBC

The pitch baffled the Trumps, who joked they would need to go to MIT to understand it.

From The Wall Street Journal