understand
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Example Sentences
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Nations in the Middle East and Africa have largely operated under the understanding that to keep the peace they won’t redraw borders set since independence.
One of the younger students, Alexandre Hubert, 21, says he wanted a deeper understanding of the looming economic war between Europe and China.
From BBC
She wonders if, even a few years earlier, the film would have "found this level of public understanding".
From BBC
Ms Suresh agrees, though she says that once people understand the limits of willpower, their ability to exercise it actually strengthens.
From BBC
Investigators say sparklers likely ignited flammable acoustic foam on the ceiling, and witnesses described flames racing overhead before many patrons understood the danger.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
