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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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“EW is not as well understood by people, and it is not as visible or catchy as buying fighter planes or ships,” said Frank Kendall, who served as the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sometimes you have good moments and bad moments but you need to be resilient enough to understand this is the game.

From BBC

The tool can also help traders understand what’s influencing the VIX on a given day, and which direction that uncertainty skews.

From MarketWatch

But its value depends on clarity of purpose—an understanding of what getting a degree is meant to accomplish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first professor who understood me was my movement teacher, Catherine Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal