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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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“I really am struggling to this day to understand exactly what I experienced in this,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

"We want to raise more awareness of this and for people to understand, this is tough," she said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

"This is a fast-moving situation and we're still gathering details. We're working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened," Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in the statement.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Alexis adds, "If we want to achieve long-term control of peoples' tumors and prevent tumor relapse, we have to focus on these dormant quiescent cancer cells, and have to understand more about them."

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

“La, I understand why you’re doing this. But fair warning, you’re making a difficult thing nearly impossible.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

He understands this, but it doesn’t alter much.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The funny thing is that nearly everyone I have shown the counter to understands the appeal immediately.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

To its credit, Porsche understands that an electric car’s performance includes charging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

The BBC understands that Cole Worthy and the four others then set off in the Passat to find the Volvo.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Mr. Fabian understands why music is so hard for me, but will Ms. Parker?

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

I wouldn’t lie, but I really understood that about Ian’s generation.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In doing so, the exhibition would “consider how the artistic achievement should be understood alongside ethical accountability.”

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Its understood the search was on for someone outside of Northern Ireland and who is not a politician.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Unlike the nuclear sphere, where rules have been broadly understood since the Cold War, hybrid warfare escalation is "largely undefined", he said.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Handing the trap back to me, Mama sighed and said, “Well, between your father and your grandpa, it looks like I can’t say ‘No.’ But, Jay Berry, there’s one thing I want understood.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Even so, locating treatment-resistant regions that already exist inside tumors and understanding the cells that support them could eventually help researchers develop more effective combinations of cancer therapies.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Violence has decreased since a US-Iran memorandum of understanding on the broader regional conflict in June and the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement later that month.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

There is a growing realization that combating scams means understanding the psychology behind why people fall for them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Tielemans' pre-season appearances seemed to be based around developing an understanding with skipper Fernandes.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

I can’t make him understand, when he’s committed to not understanding me at all.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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