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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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In “The Tempest,” Prospero comes to understand that “the rarer action is/ In virtue than in vengeance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I understand that moral intuition and agree that passing off A.I.-generated prose as one’s own breaks the writer-reader contract.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

For 90 minutes everyone tried to understand what they were watching.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

To better understand this process, researchers from The University of Tokyo, Japan, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA, explored how age-related stress affects HSCs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

“No. The secrets he makes you keep are safe with me. I understand your fear.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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