How to use "understand" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "understand" in popular movie and book plots

  • Although Marian and Ted are fully aware of this, Leo is too naïve to understand why the lovers can never marry.  - The Go-Between
  • She cannot understand why he secludes himself in an abandoned watch tower, which he has equipped as a laboratory, refusing to see anyone.  - Frankenstein (1931 film)
  • I can't understand what's gone wrong with it".  - Easy Rider
  • Klaatu suggests that he be allowed to go among humans to better understand their "unreasoning suspicions and attitudes".  - The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • She also begins to really understand that she is telepathic.  - Carrie (novel)
  • The comedian Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) is trying to understand why his relationship with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton) ended a year ago.  - Annie Hall
  • Regina's actions cause Alexandra to finally understand the importance of not idly watching people do evil.  - The Little Foxes
  • Thus far, they have only compiled an elaborate nomenclature of the phenomena — yet do not understand what such activities really mean.  - Solaris (novel)
  • The father does not understand who Manuela is, and Rosa's mother says it's the new cook, who is living there with her son.  - All About My Mother
  • Having worked his entire adult life to understand psychohistory, Seldon instructs his granddaughter, Wanda, to set up the Second Foundation.  - Foundation series
  • Buttercup eventually comes to understand that this is his expression of love, which she then comes to return.  - The Princess Bride (film)
  • Because of Cole's efforts, Crowe's unfinished business – rectifying his failure to understand and help Vincent – is finally complete.  - The Sixth Sense
  • In his final moments, he comes to understand that the incident he witnessed as a child, which has haunted him ever since, was his own death.  - La Jetée
  • Montag, meanwhile, concedes that he will need help to understand the books.  - Fahrenheit 451
  • Her father agrees, wishing Gregor could understand them and would leave of his own accord.  - The Metamorphosis
  • They also research historical events, folklore, and superstitions from various cultures to understand Dracula's powers and weaknesses.  - Dracula

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