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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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“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” Macron added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Try to understand what’s at the root of their anxiety.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

If Borgli’s film is to be believed, we only really begin to understand someone when they betray our trust.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Studying Uranus could also help scientists better understand similar planets beyond our solar system, since ice giants appear to be common throughout the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Clare sniffed around her, trying to understand why she refused to move.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman