understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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For over 60 years, metformin has been a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, yet scientists have not fully understood how it works.
From Science Daily
But it’s clear at this point that what we’re watching is meant to be understood as a flagrant simulation.
From Los Angeles Times
Ryan Long, a 26-year-old minor league pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles system and a union leader, thinks the players association should try to understand how regular working people feel about a potential lockout.
From Los Angeles Times
They are understood to have carried out extensive renovations to the dwelling in the years since.
From MarketWatch
Amici, the former exec, said he understands the motivation for encouraging employees to drive what they design and build.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
