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Definitions

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. 

Example Sentences

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This is a world few understand, he says.

From BBC

The parish priest said the paintings had simply been touched up following recent water damage - but said he did not "understand the fuss" in any case.

From BBC

“He has an instinctive appreciation of the Disney brand, and a deep understanding of what resonates with our audiences.”

From MarketWatch

At the heart of Palantir’s success is the company’s Ontology platform, which organizes a company’s raw data into information that can be easily understood by machines.

From MarketWatch

These future observations will help scientists better understand dark matter's basic properties and how it may have evolved over cosmic time.

From Science Daily