understand
verb (used with object)
to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend.
will understand
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future tenseof understand.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Burghart added: "I just think it's a very practical and decent argument and that most people will understand that."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Real friends, he says, will understand when we say no.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“If you pretend that nothing is bad about 9/11, I think children, even from a pretty young age, will understand that that’s probably not authentic,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As the attacks pass from lived experience into history, the question is how that generation will understand the events of that day—and all the choices that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I angrily wipe away my tears with the back of my hand, pulling my phone out of my pocket and texting the only other person I know who will understand.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
