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1
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
- as I understand it, this is the best plan that we have
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2
to have a practical understanding of
- I think I understand how an engine works now
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3
to have a clear idea of
- after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit
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The first known use of understand was before the 12th century
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