understand
IPA: ʌndɝstˈænd
verb
- (transitive) (of words, statements, art, etc.) To know the meaning of.
- (transitive) (of people) To know the intent, motives or nature of or (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
- To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
- (humorous, rare, obsolete outside circus, acrobatics) To stand underneath, to support.
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Examples of "understand" in Sentences
- The contract is understandable.
- No understanding of the Bible is infallible.
- That's the understanding the nature of rime.
- This is the essence of understanding the paradox.
- Learning the nuances helps understand the problem.
- This interrelationship is not that hard to understand.
- It is not essential to the understanding of the articles.
- Knowing this, I fail to understand your ceaseless efforts to do so.
- Although I don't understand the political mumble jumble, I do know that.
- You need to understand the intention of the author to know the signification.
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