How to Use understand in a Sentence

understand

verb

• You should read the book in order to understand more about the subject.
• I can't understand why she would do such a thing.
• I don't understand how this is supposed to work.
• I can't understand a word you're saying.
• I want you to stay away from her. Do you understand?
• You have to understand that I had no other choice.
• At first we didn't get along, but I think we understand each other now.
• She's beginning to understand what's going on.
• I don't understand these directions.
• He doesn't really understand the situation.
• And for purchasers to understand the rules of the road.
  — Hailey Lennon, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• How this will play out in the long term is not well understood.
  — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 28 June 2018
• He may not be fazed by the fuss, but sure does understand it.
  — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2018
• Does Louie understand that the bump is not a child and will not result in a child?
  — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021
• To understand that blood ties are not the only ties that bind.
  — ELLE, 31 Mar. 2022
• Some said the plan was rushed and that not enough people understand it.
  — Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• Please focus on the people who understand you in the present.
  — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
• The rules are easy to understand (the dealer stays on all 17s) and the software is top-notch.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Both sides need to understand how the other side thinks.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.
  — Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 14 Sep. 2021
• This tool is the only true way to understand when the steak is done to your liking (see recipe).
  — Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 2 June 2021
• Those with their own scars, though, seem to understand.
  — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Oct. 2021
• The two men each seemed to understand that money—and how to spend it—was key to their ascent.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 15 May 2023
• Most artists only did gags and didn’t quite understand what a point of view was.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
• These three understand the style power of jeans and a crisp white shirt.
  — Whitney Perry, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2020
• Bill Belichick doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022
• For the love of heaven, try to understand that word didn’t kill anyone.
  — Alex Daugherty, miamiherald, 29 June 2018
• And understand this above all else: This is not what working from home is.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2021
• That Sanchez doesn’t understand why he was benched is part of his problem . . .
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2021
• And it’s just understood—not too much cream, not too little, just the perfect amount.
  — Michelle Gross, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024