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.
• 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
• Those goals are not hard to understand.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
• Agnes understands that the world is not about good and evil and virtue and sin.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
• No one seems to understand why.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• This idea isn’t hard to understand.
  — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
• To understand that blood ties are not the only ties that bind.
  — ELLE, 31 Mar. 2022
• And the founders understood that.
  — NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
• Some said the plan was rushed and that not enough people understand it.
  — Kaitlin Edquist, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• These three understand the style power of jeans and a crisp white shirt.
  — Whitney Perry, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2019
• Help your child understand that failing is part of life.
  — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 22 Feb. 2026
• The point of his quote was to look ahead and understand what people will want.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Well, it was quite well understood at that point that this is a stepping stone.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026
• Most didn’t understand that their choice could mean a shot at living longer.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 6 Sep. 2022
• Most artists only did gags and didn’t quite understand what a point of view was.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
• Any parent who’s been through a scary thing with their child understands.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
• Palmer explains it all again, and this time, the men understand.
  — EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
• But Darcey did not understand why.
  — Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Deadline understands that will be the case for tonight’s show.
  — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
• But here’s what people need to understand … two things.
  — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025