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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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“I feel great being around people that support me and understand what I’m doing,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I understand that populism is spreading all over the world and that people are trying to look for scapegoats, they're angry," he said.

From BBC

Or did the managers and employees truly understand what levers to push to succeed at such a trick?

From The Wall Street Journal

The organisations said the study was to help them understand of the health of flying insects, which are crucial to the ecosystem.

From BBC

"There's a bright band, then nothing, bright band, nothing. No other pulsar shows this kind of striation. That uniqueness made the Crab Pulsar especially interesting -- and challenging -- to understand."

From Science Daily