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has understood

  • present perfect of understand (3rd person singular).

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“I guess he has understood that this has to be stabilized,” said Lange, a center-left politician from Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Japan has understood this well, says Kosuke Takata, associate professor at Waseda University's School of Sport Sciences.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

"There is someone who understands him and has understood him from the other side of the court."

From BBC Jan. 23, 2025

Thank God the public has understood its truth all along.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2024

“I think our young aristocrat has understood the lesson,” he said gently.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer