comprehend through experience; insight
Meanings
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to experience and comprehend; to appreciate through personal experience
Used when one gains deep understanding of feelings or situations through direct involvement. Often used with abstract concepts like feelings, hardships, or intentions.
Only by going deep among the masses can one truly appreciate their thoughts and feelings.
Only those who have personally experienced it can understand that kind of pain.
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I deeply appreciated the teacher's painstaking efforts.
Can you understand how I'm feeling right now?
noun
insight; understanding gained through experience; personal realization
Refers to the concrete understanding, feelings, or knowledge obtained after experiencing something. Often used in educational or reflective contexts.
At the symposium, everyone shared their personal insights.
After reading this book, I have many thoughts and realizations.
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He wrote his learning reflections into an article.
Let's exchange our respective insights.