understand
Usage
Example Sentences
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He’d had such trouble understanding that when he was a little kid.
From Literature
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And they both thought that they understood each other perfectly.
From Literature
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It is understood he was taken to hospital later that evening where he remained until he absconded on 15 February.
From BBC
It is understood that in most government departments or divisions the figure is usually in low single figures.
From BBC
What he didn’t understand, nor tried to understand, is that I didn’t frequent cemeteries looking for death.
From Salon
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