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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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Together, these insights are shaping a growing subfield known as evolutionary dentistry, using our evolutionary past to understand the dental problems of the present.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

There is optimism in some financial and diplomatic quarters, and I understand why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

As far as I understand, visas were issued only to the players and a few members of the coaching staff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The process of becoming oversubscribed isn’t hard to understand.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"With all due respect, you don't understand," Sancho said.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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