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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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Ensuring that customers understand a brand’s value proposition, and that they discuss it in these kinds of forums, is key, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

One woman told us that she had been a "massive SNP supporter" until a few years ago, but was now "a wee bit homeless" and understood why local people were opting for Reform.

From BBC

For the next couple of hours, I got to understand what “clearing” was.

From Salon

Their ability to survive and spread in the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction makes them a key group for understanding how reptiles adapted during a period of dramatic environmental change.

From Science Daily

"We hope this new technique of visualizing synaptic membrane dynamics in live brain tissue samples can help us understand similarities and differences in nonheritable and heritable forms of the condition," Watanabe says.

From Science Daily