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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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“People are realizing Muse isn’t a chatbot,” and therefore the market is starting to understand that agentic workloads are different from those for AI-driven searches and conversations, O’Regan said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Leaders need to focus more on how AI can help individual employees and help them understand exactly what roles they will play in the new, AI-transformed version of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Jimmy Mulville, the co-founder of Hat Trick Productions, which makes the satirical news quiz Have I Got News For You, told the same newspaper he could understand the corporation's predicament.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

"Now we have a model to better understand these devastating diseases, and work toward regenerative therapies for them," Jokhai said.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Ma blinked at me as if she didn’t understand.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

He understands why investors would be skeptical, as AT&T’s average revenue per user hasn’t even kept up with inflation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

BBC News understands that while lecturers are not required to notify the university in advance of taking strike action, some academics told students during freshers week that their classes might not be on.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The company hopes the community understands how hard it has tried to limit the damage from this disaster, Lehmkuhl said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

He cares tremendously about humanity and understands that an insolvent U.S. can’t solve our problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The man in the grey suit looks back at Celia, and when he speaks she understands the words once more.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

He understood that free and open markets allow “more productive use of our nation’s resources, more rapid innovation, and a higher standard of living,” as he said in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

AT&T’s stock has struggled for momentum this year, but with various challenges now well understood by the market, one analyst thinks it’s set to gain.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

Once the researchers understood that the hindbrain starts from a separate developmental pathway, they were able to use that knowledge to solve a major laboratory challenge.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

Still, from early on, Brigitte understood the compulsion as evidence of her mother’s resolve.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Nothing in its movements told Torak that it had understood his question.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

So far, the company has sought to deepen its understanding of the local environment and provide technical, operational and responsible-sourcing expertise to its Ghanaian counterpart, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The governor said he was “reluctant to impose rigid reporting requirements” on “this critically important digital infrastructure” without understanding the full impact on the businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Researchers say that understanding how plague became established after the Black Death, remained present for centuries, and eventually disappeared from Europe could help scientists better understand the long term behavior of infectious diseases.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Kinghan said the engines, as well other items and services he had supplied, had been delivered with the understanding that those running the museum were the "right people to be the trustees of the boat".

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Like he was close to understanding everything, and yet everything was taking too long to reveal itself.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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