not really understand

Frequency: 7.015.6 per million words

To mostly not understand, or to have a very superficial understanding.

understandADVERB + understand

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not really

Examples (10)

  • Her actions wounded him in a way he did not really understand.
  • Many people still do not really understand the dangers of climate change.
  • I tried to follow the argument, but I could not really understand his complex reasoning.
  • If you do not really understand the instructions, please ask for help.
  • He pretended to agree, but he did not really understand the proposal.
  • The new system is so complicated that even the experts do not really understand all its features.
  • She felt isolated because her friends did not really understand her situation.
  • To be honest, I did not really understand the point of the whole exercise.
  • You might think you know, but you do not really understand the challenges involved.
  • Despite numerous explanations, he seemed to not really understand the gravity of his mistake.