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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as I understood later" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that your understanding of a situation or information changed or developed over time after an initial impression.
Example: "Initially, I thought the project was straightforward, but as I understood later, it was much more complex than I had anticipated."
Alternatives: "as I later realized" or "as I came to understand later".
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It was obviously, as I understood later, a case of Madiba [the honorary tribal name by which Mandela is largely known] being the great strategist that he is.
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We were made to look at them, I understood later.
I understood later the rationale but not the language.
It's a natural reaction, I understand later.
Just as I understood that he had understood.
As I understand it, the powertrain uses the electric motor to give the moving car an instant boost and then seconds later the 3 cylinder engine takes over.
They understood later that I was bad.
That is magic, as I understand it".
He described the subject as he understood it at that time but also as he wished it to be understood later.
However, for reasons I don't fully understand, later in life we tend either to behave just as they did, or reject their approach totally.
I see!" as if I understood.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com