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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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Investors seem to understand that Apple is playing a wise long game when it comes to AI.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I understand that Medicare uses a two-year look-back period, but I’ve been considering taking a larger withdrawal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The essential thing to understand about Mr. Putin, she begins, is that he isn’t a Marxist or a communist or even a defender of Leninism or Stalinism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She compares the situation to insulin resistance, which researchers still do not completely understand despite decades of study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The wolf cub did not at all understand what was going on.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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