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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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Winemakers are trying to understand and adapt to these new customers who care more about environmental and social justice practices than about brands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

"The more we know about what people are consuming, the better we can understand the link between nutrition and overall health."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

He is mindful of his mistakes and old enough to understand that it’s too late to fix things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“People didn’t understand it because they weren’t used to it. They were used to basic reggaeton,” Torres says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But then I began to understand that she wasn’t judging me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

BBC Sport understands that the International Rugby League - the game's global governing body and the tournament organiser - planned England's travel itinerary for the World Cup.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Asked if the episode was fodder for those who are skeptical about more government, El-Sayed said he understands those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 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

It seems a good place to start as she understands the basis of what it is meant to accomplish.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The researchers say the findings build on earlier observations of facial signals in conversation by showing that such movements do not simply accompany speech but actively shape how it is understood.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Scientists already understood that excessive double-stranded RNA could provoke potentially harmful immune responses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But I am an apple-picking person, and my Dad was an apple-picking person, and I think he understood even then that some things are worth risking an eye for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

He understood now how difficult it must have been for Pili to choose.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Advances in understanding supernova behavior allowed the team to improve the consistency and accuracy of measurements gathered over decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

But no matter who prevails, it’s clear that the Mizrahim are no longer simply a constituency to be courted; they have become the country’s center of gravity—and key to understanding Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study found that understanding spoken language requires more than just decoding words.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Published in the journal Subterranean Biology, the discovery represents an important step forward in understanding the region's underground wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

“I believe in understanding your baseline before you start anything at all,” Dr. Achebe said.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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