understands
- present tense form of understand (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Civil servants based in central London have been offered relocation packages to encourage them to move to the North of England, the BBC understands.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management said Tuesday that as a long-term shareholder in both Prologis and Segro, it understands the strategic rationale for a combination and that it believes the proposal merits consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Now there are rules... laws that protect us. Maybe the maramba understands that, so they do not bother us too much anymore."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But I don’t think Nolan understands that’s what’s happening here, and that’s because his “Odyssey” doesn’t have anything new to say about the original text or his beliefs as a filmmaker.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
It seems a good place to start as she understands the basis of what it is meant to accomplish.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
