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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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“You start to see more of your neighbors driving EVs, and you understand the benefits of it,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"I can't describe how different it felt and it was a real shock to me to understand this is how normal people function, and not to accommodate pain and fatigue into everyday life."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

We’ve spent years teaching machines to understand human behavior.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

To understand the dedication and determination of football players from unbeaten Cleveland High, let’s review the commitment of backup quarterback Julio Avalos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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

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

The news of the discovery of a body was broken to the family by police in the early hours of Thursday, the BBC understands.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

While AI can help you save money, an agent working on behalf of a company that understands personal tastes can also encourage more spending.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

I think in some ways, this botched execution is emblematic of how everybody understands now what happens in that room, but the jurisprudence and the technologies have occluded that for most of us.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The one who understands how truly valuable this property is.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

The FTC concedes as much, stating in its August enforcement bulletin that “the extent to which businesses currently use personalized pricing is not well understood, and the effects of personalized pricing on consumers are unclear.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nevertheless, the discovery gives scientists a new anatomical pathway to study and a possible explanation for processes that have remained poorly understood for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

It is understood that the government is planning to unveil details of the proposed restrictions, which were first reported by Politico and the Financial Times, alongside the Budget on 28 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

I told her I’d always understood the money as a gift to me, not an investment in the house or an early inheritance for her children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

I wanted to show that I understood the seriousness of the matter and appreciated that I was the one he’d chosen to confide in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Palmer has developed a strong understanding with the Brazil forward, while also rekindling his on-pitch partnership with his "best friend in football", Morgan Rogers, during the early stages of Xabi Alonso's reign as manager.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

A deeper understanding of immune behavior in diabetic wounds could open the door to new treatments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“I told him that the second pickup game in Slovenia, what I saw from him, just understanding the game better, reading the game, I think he improved a lot in the summer,” Doncic said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

After researching your book, what have you found about people’s common understanding of Rod Serling and “The Twilight Zone” that might not be entirely accurate?

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Knowledge of cells in general and neurons in particular will transform understanding of the brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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