понимать

см. тж. осознать

In order to (better) appreciate the physical mechanism for ...

It is easy to perceive (or see, or realize) why the cost is enormous.

It is important to realize (or recognize, or understand, or be aware of the fact that) real processes impose problems in addition to ...

Newton perceived (or came to perceive) that the planets ...

It is important to grasp that the nature of seeds depends on ...

In order to gain (some) insight into (or an understanding of) the effect of the number of plates on evaporation performance ...

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