I donot understand you," said he, "nor whether your grief arises from indignation or remorse.
I really do not understand you," said he, in a tone he vainly endeavored to render calm.
You donot understand that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.
How is it that you donot understand that I did not speak to you about bread?
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand; and seeing you will see and not perceive.
I do not understand you, professor," said Conrad, impatiently.
My brothers are against me, because they do not understand me; my sisters fear me, and, because this war will disturb their peace and comfort, will hate me.
You all wish me to interest myself in German, but it is such a barbarous language, that I often have quires of writing sent me, of which I do not understand a word.
I know only that I find his lordship unspeakably wearisome, that I do not understand a word of his intellectual essays, though my lord declares that I know every thing, that I understand every thing, and have a most profound intellect.
And you really think, you charming, happy angel, that I donot understand you?
Hence, too, the great effect of comparisons, and also the numerous and coarse misunderstandings and the effort of the untrained and unintelligent to clarify those things they do not understand by means of comparisons.
And when they even explained the most unintelligible things I thought: ``And what you do not understandis also good.
It does seem as if uneducated and half-educated people are able to shut their ears to all things they do not understand.
We have either incorrectly to deny things we do not understand, or we have to accept a good deal that is deniable.
You do not understand Mr. Wingrave," she remarked.
There is only one sort of fear which I know," she continued, "and that is the fear of what I do not understand.
You are a child," he remarked contemptuously; "you do not understand.
Then you do not understand," she answered, smiling at him.
There are times when you say things which I do not understand.
I do not understand," Jeanne said quietly, "why they are so anxious that I should marry quickly, but I know that my stepmother thinks of nothing else in connection with me.
I do not understand what he can be doing in this part of the world, unless he has some object.
Besides, you are a man," she went on; "and I donot understand how a man can complain.
I do not understand you," stammered the young man.
I do not understand a word you are saying, monseigneur; and if you wish me to withdraw, tell me so.
Then I remembered the text about doing all for the glory of God, even in eating and drinking; but I do not understand it at all.
I do not understand how a Christian can make such slow progress as I do, and how old faults can hang on so.
There are matters in which you are concerned," Hamel admitted, "which I do not understand, but I see no purpose in discussing them.
There are things here which I do not understand--which certainly require explanation.
I do not understand," she said, "how you can possibly expect to come down like this and live there, without any preparation.
You donot understand Mr. Fentolin," she told him quietly.
We do not understand that it is the immediate purpose of women to take the whole government, though some extravagant expectations are raised by the admission of new States that are ruled by women.
I do not understand, by the way, the pleasure of the jockey in setting up the tail of the horse artificially.
We boast that we have made electricity our slave, but the slave whom we do not understand is our master.
Yes, but you do not understand," I said, feeling partly irritated and partly helpless.
Citizen, you have not lived among these English people, you do not understand them, or you would not talk of sending their popular hero to an honoured grave.
Be silent, all of you," quoth Auguste impatiently, "you do not understand!
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "not understand" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
