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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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“We understand this will be tremendously painful for many and we encourage our community to seek mental health support if they experience distress.”

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s how to understand the difference—and the implications.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just a few strokes of a pen could help you better understand complicated financial concepts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those left in power, he said, are “generally not the sharpest people, they’re not the people who understand the subtleties of diplomacy, of what negotiating with the U.S. is like.”

From Los Angeles Times

A trip to town tired Dad more than a full day in the field, one more thing about being grown up I didn’t understand.

From Literature