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understands

/ˌʌndərˈstændz/ /ˌʌndɚˈstændz/

Meanings
verb
To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

Examples :

"The student understands the math problem now after the teacher explained it again. "
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Illustration thoroughly

thoroughly adverb

/θʌ.ɹə.liː/ /θɜːɹ.ə.lɪ/

In a thorough or complete manner.

"He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched."

Illustration knowledge

knowledge noun

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

Illustration potentially

potentially adverb

/pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/

In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.

"The new student is potentially a star athlete; she runs very fast and jumps high. "

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration sufficiently

sufficiently adverb

/səˈfɪʃəntli/

(manner) In a sufficient manner; enough.

"Once we had eaten and drunk sufficiently, we padded off to sleep."

Illustration underneath

underneath noun

/ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/

The lower surface or part of something.

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

Illustration strongman

strongman noun

/ˈstrɔŋmæn/ /ˈstrɑŋmæn/

Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus.

"The circus strongman lifted a car over his head during the show. "

Illustration statements

statements noun

/ˈsteɪt.mənts/

A declaration or remark.

"The teacher asked us to write statements about what we learned in class today. "

Illustration incomplete

incomplete noun

/ɪn.kəm.ˈpliːt/

Something incomplete.

"The incomplete report caused delays in the project. "

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration acrobatics

acrobatics noun

/ˌækrəˈbætɪks/ /ˌækrəˈbæɾɪks/

The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.

"The circus performers amazed the audience with their impressive acrobatics. "