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Understand

//ˌʌndəˈstænd//

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US //ˌʌndəˈstænd//
US //ʌndəˈstænd//
US //ˌʌndɚˈstænd//
US /[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd]/
US /[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd]/
US //ˌʌndɚˈsteə̯nd//
US //ˌʌndɚˈstænd//
US //ˌɞndəɹˈstand//
US //əɳɖə(r)ˈsʈaɳɖ//
US //əɳˈɖɜ(r).sʈəɳɖ//
US //ˌʌndəˈstænd//
US //ʌndəˈstænd//
US //ˌʌndɚˈstænd//
US /[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd]/
US /[ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd]/
US //ˌʌndɚˈsteə̯nd//
US //ˌʌndɚˈstænd//
US //ˌɞndəɹˈstand//
US //əɳɖə(r)ˈsʈaɳɖ//
US //əɳˈɖɜ(r).sʈəɳɖ//
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Syllables: 3
Phonemes: AH2 N D ER0 S T AE1 N D

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