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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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He’s not the only one to understand that lesson.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

"But we haven't spent the same amount of time helping young men understand what their role looks like in this landscape. The cultural conversation hasn't kept pace with the social change."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

A second crisis hit Flavio's campaign when his stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, posted an Instagram video saying he had "disrespected me and mistreated me ... he said I didn't understand anything about politics."

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

"As the accessibility of these medications continues to rise and patient uptake increases, it's crucial that we understand the neural mechanisms underlying the effects we're seeing," said Lorenzo Leggio, M.D.,

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

In your brain, Broca's area may let you speak and Wernicke's area may let you understand, but listening is also a complicated social behavior.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

No movie this year understands that better than “Obsession,” the $750,000 low-budget film directed by a 26-year-old that just surpassed $400 million at the global box office.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

“My hope is that the court understands Jesse was more than a victim,” Jimenez’s niece, who did not wish to be named, wrote in an impact statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

BBC Sport understands there have to be "exceptional circumstances" to justify the effort and that, in these cases, time might have been of the essence with a need for prompt testing.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

He presents himself not as a political press secretary but as the experienced operator who understands what federal agents need and how immigration enforcement must work.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

It’s slightly garbled but Grandma understands him clearly.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Graham said Trump was “fun to be around” and he liked him, but he understood Trump’s limits.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

In a recent interview with the Fox Business Network, Trump indicated that he understood Warsh was one vote on the committee.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

"These models understood that OpenAI did not want them to break out of their sandbox and hack another company," he continued, "but they did it anyway."

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

But when I understood the connection last year, I tried to get in touch with Professor Strachan to thank her, only to find out that, in 2022, she died after a long battle with cancer.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

“You know we’ve never understood why we had so much freedom in the big room,” she said.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

I’d say that’s a pretty good representation of the gap between the long-shot fantasy of midlife and an intimate understanding of how it actually turns out.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

"We're now getting a better understanding of unappreciated sources of genetic diversity that may explain how some inbred species can still respond to their environment."

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

The company said the allowance serves to enhance executives’ understanding of its businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

"Society is playing catch-up," says Ben Branson, an entrepreneur who runs a charity called The Hidden 20%, which campaigns for better understanding of neurodivergence.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Everyone had been understanding, especially Cornelius, who definitely did not mind double meals.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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