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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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"What we have seen is that once people have experienced it they tend to be a convert and understand why we are doing it, because the children really love it."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Regardless of where we're ranking or how we're measuring this event, it's an incredible opportunity to study and understand this very powerful phenomenon in the context of a warming world," said Becker.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

But we understand that it’s a multigenerational passion and different people are in it for different things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I understand why the many chefs who mucked up the “Crystal Lake” cauldron, starting with Bryan Fuller, were compelled to fill in the blanks of Pamela’s origin story.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

What I did understand, what was awful and alarming, was that this was the day I was to start school.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

He emphasizes that his coaching staff, which is also deeply rooted in the community, understands the realities of their players’ lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

As Tomika Anderson wrote in Essence recently, “I want to raise a son who understands that his responsibility to another human being doesn’t end with, ‘I didn’t do it.'”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

"He's a brilliant football man who truly understands football development because he's been running it," claimed one senior official at a European national association.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

When I don’t say anything, he just nods, like he understands.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

It was understandable that few understood the decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although earlier experiments showed that LPC70 could ease salt-related hypertension and cognitive difficulties, scientists had not fully understood the mechanisms responsible, particularly its influence on prostaglandin signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

She was someone who understood the meaning of doing small things, how large the effect would be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

She added she understood people's concerns around the freshness of the food but her "understanding is that the meals are actually frozen rather than artificially preserved".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

They trudged on, and soon Torak understood why the Nanuak had tired Renn.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“There is no clear understanding yet regarding the meeting itself or its potential agenda, although all three parties acknowledge the hypothetical possibility of such a meeting taking place,” he told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

"When I spent time with the youth of FC Porto, I developed my understanding of positional play," Matos explained.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The most recent paper is also relevant to understanding environmental plastic pollution, said Matthew Campen, professor of pharmaceutical research at the University of New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Some problems are too complex for easy understanding or remedy, but this isn’t one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Gingersnipes and Clare exchanged exasperated looks, and in that moment, understanding dawned on Clare.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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