understand as

Examples (10)

• These beliefs are best understood as a form of escapism.
• I understand your silence as a sign of agreement.
• He understood her actions as a plea for help.
• Many people understand success as achieving financial wealth.
• She deliberately misinterpreted his words, choosing to understand them as an insult.
• The law can be understood as a framework for societal order.
• We should understand culture as a dynamic and evolving system.
• Don't understand my absence as a lack of interest; I was just busy.
• Historians understand these events as pivotal moments in the nation's development.
• His refusal to compromise was understood as a sign of strong principles.