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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. 

Example Sentences

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“The people not out here today need to understand this could be their family member, their spouse, their children. The time is now. All hands on deck.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We must increase public understanding of how screens and devices can interfere with the way babies and toddlers learn best, which is by looking at facial expressions, chatting, singing and play," Gillespie said.

From BBC

Poets who “enhance AI’s understanding of poetic structure, literary nuance and emotional expression” can earn as much as $150 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is understood there are plans for the armed forces to use these powers, in what is being described inside government as a ramping up of action against the ships.

From BBC

Educational challenges due to dyslexia—a condition little understood at the time—resulted in expulsion from multiple schools.

From The Wall Street Journal