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Meanings of understand a word in English

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Usage of understand a word in English
1
To tell you the truth, I never understand a word she's saying.
The Water Witch
2
That's what Quinette assumed he was doing; she couldn't understand a word.
Acts of faith
3
Perhaps it was his accent, but Ana could not understand a word.
Jem
4
She couldn't understand a word, but it was familiar all the same.
Eve of darkness
5
Breed testified, even though they may not understand a word of it.
Cat’s Cradle
6
She doesn't understand a word but she likes having the music on.
Wired
7
The characters were Nimean, but he couldn't understand a word of it.
Shadow's son
8
In fact, she did not understand a word that her aunt said.
The Bent Twig
9
In truth he did not understand a word of the nobleman's pleasantry.
Doom Castle
10
I never could understand a word of him before-soI never tried.
Democracy, an American novel
11
He did not understand a word of what his companion was saying.
Sant' Ilario
12
For a quarter of an hour she could not understand a word.
In the Year of Jubilee
13
Aladdin listened with intense admiration, for he did not understand a word.
Aladdin O'Brien
14
He is French, besides, and does not understand a word we say.
A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago
15
He can't understand a word I say, nor can I understand him.
Jane Cable
16
Joseph, who did not understand a word she said, answered, Yes, madam.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1
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