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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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Although the findings come from experiments in mice, they could eventually help scientists better understand human brain function and design treatments that target specific neural circuits rather than affecting entire signaling systems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

When it came to privacy, Mathew found, “Facebook was aware that its users did not understand its privacy settings and took advantage of that to a grossly unfair degree.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I recommend spending some time with the list to understand why these boards stood out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We can't assume from one melanoma trial that the same approach will work across all cancers, and longer follow-up will be important to understand the effect on overall survival."

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“My dear, I have good news. I understand that Peter is about to be released.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

BBC Sport understands that the International Rugby League - the game's global governing body and the tournament organiser - planned England's travel itinerary for the World Cup.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Asked if the episode was fodder for those who are skeptical about more government, El-Sayed said he understands those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

This is all incredibly normal, accepted behaviour which anyone who attends a concert regularly already understands.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Peter Rice understands talent relations, and in a competitive market, creative talent have choices of where they want to work," Sarandos said on the call Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

When I don’t say anything, he just nods, like he understands.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, Conte and ex-Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann are all understood to have their eyes on the job.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was understood to be enjoying the role and, at the end of the this summer, there was no suggestion Anderson would end his career.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The cucuys are driven by being feared, but not understood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Even though I tried my best to explain to Rowdy that I didn’t want him to catch anything, I don’t think he understood why.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

By revealing how fresh magma accumulates beneath a volcano responsible for one of Earth's most extraordinary eruptions, the research brings scientists closer to understanding the processes that eventually make such colossal events possible.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“His understanding of the crisis has made it so vivid for me in a way that is unignorable,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

There was nothing like that forward-facing sense of understanding or empathy when she first encountered Ramaswamy during his presidential run.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

And that, according to Mike Madrid, a leading Republican consultant and expert on Hispanic voters, is key to understanding the largest ethnic demographic voting group in the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Your jokes require lengthy understanding of the topic it’s based on, which is quite taxing, I find.”

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


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