understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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I understood why Ilana resented the assignment—I too had bristled when my parents insisted I read.
“We must understand…how to resist attempts to limit our sovereignty. We will determine for ourselves how many we need and what model we have,” he told a panel in December.
When the first stage of the takeover process was completed on 21 November, there were understood to be around 10 parties left in the running.
From BBC
Employers will be busy in 2026 trying to understand the accounts’ fine print and whether they are worth contributing to, said Amber Salotto, managing director in RSM US’ Washington National Tax practice.
From MarketWatch
Not until three spirits haunt Scrooge one night and show him his wasted youth, empty present and grim future does he understand the value of love, hope and charity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
