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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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"I understand what it is like to be in terrible captivity. Moreover, it was not his war. He ended up in the wrong place and at the wrong time," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“House rules help guests understand what hosts expect, but we’ve heard from our community that they can be confusing, onerous and hard to manage,” the company said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For Bamford, comedy is a chance to close those mini-revolutions and understand the otherwise inconceivable by connecting with the audience.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

To build rapport, advisers might start a conversation by asking the client, “What’s your comfort level with this topic?” or “Do you understand what I mean when I say ‘bond ladder’ or ‘reinvestment risk?’

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was not until I was through the farmyard gate and out into the field that I could begin to understand what was happening.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

But, while BBC Sport understands Conte is keen on the job, the Italian says he is not in "advanced" talks with any club.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Who understands the battlefield data and can make decisions faster, Russia or Ukraine—this side will have the biggest benefits,” says Danylo Tsvok, A1’s CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

It is understood that Meghan first learnt about the allegations against her father shortly after she married the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In her statement released on Friday, Meghan said she hoped it could be understood why she had kept her distance from her father and did "not allow him to have contact with our children".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

This relational view of space is also how Albert Einstein understood it, but he assumed there was no limit to how small things could be, or how close together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

By watching a client’s nonverbal cues, advisers can tell to what extent they’re making themselves understood.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

As a celebrity himself, Elisha understood Maggie’s life on tour, and the many temptations put in her path.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

After what I've seen today, I'm having a difficult time understanding the word, 'justified,' said LaSandra Williams, Kohen Wiley's grandmother.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Neurons in the LC are also among the earliest brain cells to deteriorate in Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that the new findings could have implications for understanding and treating these conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rather than educate users how to use their privacy settings, the judge wrote, Zuckerberg chose to “capitalize on that lack of understanding in order to manipulate users into sharing more of their personal information publicly.”

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

Because it was well recorded, both in film and in eyewitness accounts, volcanologists gained an understanding of what a blast from the side of a volcano, rather than from its top, might do.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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