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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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He still doesn’t understand that his polygraph flex makes him more twerp than Top Gun among those he is supposed to be leading.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Rayner added she was not commenting specifically on Delo and Harborne as she did not "understand" their "circumstances".

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

By 1906, four years after Hoy’s final game, that practice was widespread and by 1908 umpires were required to use visible hand signals alongside verbal calls so players, fielders and fans could understand rulings.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"Left unchecked, it could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all," Amodei wrote.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

“Good. I understand that you’re spending the night with us?” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"Western intelligence understands a great deal about China," says Sam Olsen of Sibylline.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

"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

“He’s super smart and understands the sports ecosystem,” says Ilana Kloss, a longtime sports executive and business partner of Billie Jean King, who is not involved in the talks.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

For her, it’s not just about someone who understands that rents are high or that groceries are expensive, but about a candidate who understands how destabilizing all those things can be.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

He is asking if Gina understands something now because of her.

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

It is understood Arsenal are keen to avoid major refereeing decisions impacting on results and want clarity over how referee John Brooks came to his decision.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

"Alzheimer's disease cannot be understood one layer at a time," said Jian Ma, the Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology who led and supervised the study.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Rather than retreat into antiseptic corporate language, it followed the safety message with another language its customers understood: cheap Taco Bell.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

I assumed that a substantial speaking engagement involving preparation, travel, presentation and follow up materials was understood to be professional work.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Duane decided to take Magic’s advice, at least to the extent that he understood it.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Amid the outcry, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called Saturday for AI companies to "pace the frontier" -- or coordinate a slowdown in the technology's development -- to allow a better understanding of the risks arising.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

"Our study represents a major advance in understanding what goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease," said Hansruedi Mathys, assistant professor of neurobiology at Pitt's Department of Neurobiology, who directed the Pitt arm of the study.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

“If we’re not tracking and not just understanding the numbers, but understanding the why behind the numbers, we have no ability to respond,” Knight said.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

There is now a growing understanding of the need for respiratory protections and decontamination to help prevent certain cancers that are more common for firefighters.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“Mutual understanding, leading to amity and good relations.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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