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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 think the Diamond League is a fantastic concept that should be cultivated. It will take a long time before people understand what an Ultimate Champion is," Warholm told Norwegian media outlet VG.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

You are in a 60,000-seat stadium and it’s not the easiest thing to do, but having other people understand, ‘Let’s move on,’ that’s where he did a really good job.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

"To understand one day that you think you're important to somebody, and then all of a sudden you're not. They discard you like a piece of garbage."

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

The push into single-stock perps is part of a race among Wall Street’s new-age powerhouses to serve investors with all manner of exotic trading opportunities, including bets critics say are risky and hard to understand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

And because of all those things, I now fully understand why the Flash has to take place.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“Steve is in for a very rude awakening, and the fact that he can’t see it coming just shows how little he understands the job he’s asking for.“

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“As a woman of color that has come from that similar background as me, I know that she understands what it is to be a woman of color in this society,” Hoda said.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

BBC Sport understands there is no obligation on players to sign on to LIV 2.0, regardless of whether they had previously signed multi-year contracts with LIV Golf.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

She understands why Dr. Mann kept suggesting yoga and meditation.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

It is understood the discussions on Friday morning will take place virtually.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Copper’s price rally has to be understood through this prism, Cryer maintains.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Hunter understood that the play would have to change from one medium to the next.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Little understood until the mid-20th century, the disease eventually became a catalyst for breakthroughs in molecular medicine, including advances in SCD treatment that were made possible by the gene-editing technology called Crispr.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

To let her know that I understood, and was happy for her, I smiled and nodded my head.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The ministry also stressed the importance of ties with Madrid, saying Morocco had chosen to pursue relations based on "good neighbourliness, political understanding, economic partnership, and security cooperation".

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Freedom, in this understanding, doesn’t require the destruction of inherited institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Loktev’s friends had become mine too — their personalities, politics and future prospects as important to my understanding of the world as if they worked in the next cubicle or lived on the next block.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Neither designation is inherently correct; what matters is understanding which one you’ve chosen and whether it reflects your wishes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“My brother, Casper, is napping,” Ivy said, easily understanding.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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