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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 research also highlights the importance of combining expertise from different scientific fields to understand the complex ways plants interact with their environment.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

I came to Dali in southern China’s Yunnan province to try to understand the disillusionment among young people in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

But last month, Santos de Torres, a new voter, struggled to help Nemorio, an American-born citizen, understand and cast his mail ballot for the November election.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Supporters say it won’t make any substantive changes, but instead make the rules easier to understand by deleting duplicated language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He knew that Wolf wouldn’t understand, but he also knew that he was making the promise to himself as much as to Wolf.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

But the BBC understands that social care workers already in the UK are now likely to be exempt from the longer wait.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Yet Flores also understands that the last thing he can become is predictable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Blumenfield also understands the objection but points out that the ballot already is overwhelming, and that everything in Measure LA addresses a change in governance and efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The couple understands the trade-off — is it better to have cash in the bank or in home equity?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

SABIO, BEX: Why am I the only one who understands the concept of soundproofing?

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

“They understood that my help was not free money,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The compensation payments have an expiry date - understood to be before the end of the season - at which point he can be appointed for nothing.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The work also provides insight into how the overall structure of a network can be understood through carefully selected local connections.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Framers understood that, even for the most virtuous, receipt of favors creates a predisposition to do favors in return.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

He told me he thought I understood that this is how the Resistance works.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

As research continues, this location may become key to understanding how societies in the Maghreb evolved from early farming communities to the medieval rural world.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Supporters say people overseeing Van Nuys and LAX should have a firsthand understanding of living near the airports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

"There is a lot of appetite for, at the very least, more transparency, more understanding of why healthcare costs are so high," said Dann.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Only by gaining a more complete understanding of our own maritime environment can we safeguard national security,” Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said at the launch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A family member who was an inventor, maybe, who might have a deep understanding of telephone technology.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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