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not sure if I understand correctly vs not sure if I understood correctly

Both phrases are correct, but 'Not sure if I understand correctly' is used when expressing uncertainty about one's current understanding, while 'Not sure if I understood correctly' is used when questioning a past understanding. The choice depends on the timing of the uncertainty.
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Last updated: November 09, 2024 • 11394 views

not sure if I understand correctly

This phrase is correct and commonly used when expressing uncertainty about one's current understanding.

This phrase is used to convey doubt about one's comprehension at the present moment.
  • Aug 6, 2022 ... I'm not sure if I understand correctly. Medjay's astral manifestation is just throwing axe with 70 damage? Why.
  • Sep 21, 2020 ... Not sure if I understand correctly… but, if you want to see a history (list of commits) only for 1 file, it's possible: click on the file ...
  • Sep 16, 2019 ... S03E13 - Not sure if I understand correctly... S3 Spoilers. Did Will conspire with Dolarhyde(with the intention of murdering him later, of ...
  • Apr 16, 2024 ... Not sure if I understand correctly, but tracking response and have the survey be anonymous may be contradictory. If you use something like ...
  • May 7, 2024 ... I'm not sure if I understand correctly, but you're looking to set the aspect ratio of a rectangle to 9/16 in an “Auto Layout” frame that has ...
  • May 8, 2018 ... 2. I am not sure if I understand correctly, but I think you want to make a sweep: https://support.shapr3d.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001415034 ...
  • Jan 2, 2024 ... Im not sure if I understand correctly. Devin_Can (Devin Can) January 2, 2024, 6:25pm 11. Oh, closest point did the trick! Thank you. I was ...
  • May 19, 2019 ... I am not sure if I understand correctly, can you post a screenshot? If you double tap on a face with your fingers, the grid will move onto ...
  • Jun 5, 2023 ... not sure if I understand correctly. You have only normalized the features right? Or have you normalized the target values? br. aworker June 5 ...
  • Jan 6, 2017 ... 2. Hi Mark,. I'm not sure if I understand correctly. Could you simply have DoSomeStuff.finalizedBy "PublishResults", "Cleanup" Cleanup ...

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not sure if I understood correctly

This phrase is correct and commonly used when questioning a past understanding.

This phrase is used to express uncertainty about whether one correctly understood something in the past.
  • Oct 1, 2023 ... I added the shirt that you guys voted for (I'm not sure if I understood correctly, so I might've totally done it wrong.
  • Jan 15, 2024 ... I'm not sure if I understood correctly what you want to do, but hopefully this helps you. To use the value from another column in your ...
  • Apr 19, 2023 ... Not sure if I understood correctly, but maybe you can use ! _SetObjectDisplayMode to apply a different shading mode to select objects with ...
  • Jul 17, 2023 ... I have read that I could use the Linked Attachment Base Directory, but I am not sure if I understood correctly how it works and I didn't ...
  • Apr 29, 2022 ... Hi @UsmiH , not sure if I understood correctly, but you could use a value list component. Something like this…
  • Apr 29, 2020 ... Hi - I'm a new Ghost user and after reading the documentation I'm not sure if I understood correctly the “members” and “staff” concepts.
  • May 5, 2022 ... I was not sure if I understood correctly, so I have two solutions for you, maybe one fits! :smiley: I made a doc for showing how this could ...
  • Sep 18, 2024 ... Not sure if I understood correctly, but you should not be placing CSS style tags as children of div tags - this is not valid HTML and may ...
  • Aug 6, 2022 ... Thank you! Thierryvm August 6, 2022, 2:42pm 2. Hello @Charlie_LA ,. I'm not sure if I understood correctly, but I'm going to make a proposal ...
  • Feb 6, 2018 ... Not sure if I understood correctly. But the issue is still not solved. After removing the “where” from the query in data table as follows ...

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