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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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"We need to understand and accept that because if we don't, we're putting unrealistic expectations on ourselves."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“House rules help guests understand what hosts expect, but we’ve heard from our community that they can be confusing, onerous and hard to manage,” the company said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

For Bamford, comedy is a chance to close those mini-revolutions and understand the otherwise inconceivable by connecting with the audience.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The right advisers can be assets to people looking to be financially secure now and in the future — if the clients can understand what the financial advisers are talking about, that is.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Her—it’s a pact I understand: Don’t upset Ma.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Asked if the episode was fodder for those who are skeptical about more government, El-Sayed said he understands those concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

This is all incredibly normal, accepted behaviour which anyone who attends a concert regularly already understands.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Peter Rice understands talent relations, and in a competitive market, creative talent have choices of where they want to work," Sarandos said on the call Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Recognizing those strengths could change how society understands aging and the contributions older adults can make.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

She understands that Gina also has anxiety and that Father Anthony is emotionally removed.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Former Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, Conte and ex-Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann are all understood to have their eyes on the job.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The AI era is bound to produce its share of losing bets, but he says it needs to be understood on its own terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

By watching a client’s nonverbal cues, advisers can tell to what extent they’re making themselves understood.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Karli understood even less, but we were both so upset and surprised to hear them being angry with one another, and shouting like that.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

After what I've seen today, I'm having a difficult time understanding the word, 'justified,' said LaSandra Williams, Kohen Wiley's grandmother.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He instead favors an approach called loop quantum gravity, which involves a new understanding of space itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Neurons in the LC are also among the earliest brain cells to deteriorate in Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that the new findings could have implications for understanding and treating these conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“His understanding of the crisis has made it so vivid for me in a way that is unignorable,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I bet you’d have a lot to tell us,” Miranda continued, not understanding my squeaks.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney


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