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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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"The next step would be radar analyses to better understand the depth and patchiness of the ice," Luzzi said.

From Science Daily

Confirming its existence would mark a major shift in our understanding of fundamental physics.

From Science Daily

For years, scientists knew these compounds were valuable but had little understanding of how plants actually assembled them at the molecular level.

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What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

From MarketWatch

What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

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