How to Use "Understand" with Example Sentences


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Study Vocabulary Words understand (v): to know what something means or how something works; to know how something feels

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Used with adverbs:

"He fully understands what is going on."
(fully, completely, totally, clearly, really, truly)

"He barely understands what the teacher is saying."
(barely, hardly)

"She finally understood the directions."
(finally)

"He immediately understood the danger he was in."
(immediately, quickly, suddenly)

"Help me to better understand the situation."
(better)

"He does not really understand why she is so mad."
(not really, not truly, not necessarily, not entirely)

Used with verbs:

"He seems to understand English."
(seems to, appears to)

"Can you understand the question?"
(can, do)

"You have to understand that I had no choice."
(have, must)

Used with prepositions:

"She does not understand much about politics."
(about)

Used with nouns:

"He doesn't understand the business."
(business, basics, concept, danger, difference, importance, need, language, meaning, problem, reason, significance, situation)


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