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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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These contributions were made with the understanding that they were participating in a long-term social contract.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I, as a fellow invisible person, had always understood that people went there to be alone.

From Literature

It lay dormant, hidden inside the very DNA of a Glitcher until it was triggered by a Glitch platform in ways I still didn’t completely understand.

From Literature

She understood that his mom’s life revolved around church and raising nine kids, Mpoyi being the baby of the family.

From Los Angeles Times

It is understood the club have privately acknowledged their communication to supporters before the City game was inadequate.

From BBC