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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 received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video, sitting beside her brother and sister.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our job is to understand new technologies quickly and capture their potential, which we've done time and again," he said.

From BBC

There was no feminist or environmentalist movement as we now understand them.

From The Wall Street Journal

What began as a counterculture movement went mainstream, shaping an understanding of health and nutrition that still dominates American culture today.

From The Wall Street Journal

By identifying CCL3 as a key driver of neutrophil-driven tumor growth, the research team has uncovered a promising new variable for understanding how cancers evolve.

From Science Daily