barely understand

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To understand with great difficulty; to understand only a very small amount.

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I could barely understand a word of his story.
She spoke so quietly that I could barely understand her.
He barely understands the complexity of the situation.
I barely understand how this complicated machine functions.
Because of the static, I could barely understand the radio broadcast.
They barely understand the consequences of their actions.
Even after the explanation, I barely understand the theory.
He barely understands any Spanish, despite living there for a year.
We could barely understand the speaker over the loud music.
She barely understood the technical jargon in the manual.