understand
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Example Sentences
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To understand how important GPR133 is, researchers looked at what happens when it does not function properly.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
These interfaces will be able to interpret brain activity and convert people’s intentions into commands that a computer can understand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He’s concerned all the social-media talk about tax strikes will lead to some people getting in a jam because they didn’t understand the rules.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The funding will “will change lives across Los Angeles by preparing a new generation of counselors and social workers who reflect and understand the communities they serve,” Cal State L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
A trip to town tired Dad more than a full day in the field, one more thing about being grown up I didn’t understand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
