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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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If you’ve ever skied in the afternoon light, when it’s difficult to see any articulation in the slope, just white everywhere you look, you can understand how having those points of reference would be helpful.

From Los Angeles Times

“I walked out understanding that this was the split personality of my life,” Newsom writes in “Young Man in a Hurry.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I think just a bit, obviously older, more mature, got a better understanding of my game," Banton said, asked what he is doing differently this time.

From BBC

"It's going to only expand, and so you just need to get the word out to people," so they understand "how often they're going to be targeted", he said.

From Barron's

To better understand the true risks, researchers analyzed data from 23 major randomized studies conducted by the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaboration.

From Science Daily