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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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Linking those differences to the environments microbes experience, she said, can help scientists better understand how diverse microbial communities form, compete, and persist.

From Science Daily

The consortium was created to improve understanding of chronic kidney disease and to support consistent global definitions of the condition and its risks.

From Science Daily

But if the term’s prevalence wasn’t fully understood before, it will be in 2026.

From Salon

They are understood to have been working for an Egyptian relief organisation.

From BBC

It was something that he wanted the court to understand, that he'd been driven to "paranoia" by the constant attention surrounding him and his relationships.

From BBC