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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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Scientific visualization plays an important role in helping researchers understand complex information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

A village in Kent is home to what is thought to be the world's largest scale model of the solar system and beyond, created to help people understand the enormity of space.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Radio Korea was my first real job in America. At the time, I didn’t speak English well, didn’t fully understand the culture, and they still gave me an opportunity,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It is just understood, like how we understand that potholes will not be filled.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Together Mr. Smit and I attempted to explain, but Father simply could not understand a person’s being called by a name not his own.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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