understand
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Example Sentences
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The goal is to better understand the geological processes that influence sinkhole formation, disappearing streams, and underground water movement.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
"I hope that over time you can understand and forgive."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
If their adoption isn’t universal, one struggles to understand why we should demand that people plant them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
You learn enough to know what you’re talking about, but not yet enough to understand that there are many ways to arrive at a delicious outcome.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“That word. Brightwood. I don’t understand why you used it.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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