understand
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"I can understand how they feel, because that is exactly how I feel with this situation," said Key.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
I can understand that it helps a lot and I can note a marked difference in the amount of times I get recognized now that we are on social media.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Former Mexican and American security officials note that while the February confrontations exposed how little control the government exerts over parts of Jalisco, the cartels understand the economics of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"It's hard for me to understand why the human heart is so hard," is the priest's take on toughening attitudes in Europe to migration.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
To be honest, at the time I didn’t understand much of what they were talking about—only enough to know that I was on Mutti’s side.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience"
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