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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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The group's lawyers say that prison service policies make clear that staff "must make every effort" to understand why a prisoner is refusing food and address the reasons.

From BBC

The pattern of those who claimed after the FRA is harder to understand.

From MarketWatch

Rather than treating AI as a separate skill set or capability, leading organizations will integrate AI training with employee development, ensuring that workers understand both the technology and its strategic application.

From The Wall Street Journal

Capt. Williams has said he understood he wouldn’t have survived the bitter winter water if he’d punched out of the aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She understood how the character would manifest her power psychologically and how there was a flip in the scene, where the flow of power runs the other direction at a certain point.”

From Los Angeles Times