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'to first understand' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to a process of learning something by gaining an understanding of it before taking additional steps. For example, "We need to first understand the concept before we can apply it to the problem."
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"We want to first understand what the circumstances of the death were".
Behavioral-finance researchers try to first understand how people behave and then create principles to guide behavior.
Asked what was wrong with the metaphor, Alderson said, "I'm not sure, because I've got to first understand it".
"In order to understand the effects of oil, we have to first understand how the gulf works," Dr. Kostka said.
Ms. Chhom speaks in broken English that her band mates struggle to first understand and then interpret for a reporter.
"We have to first understand what is the situation there, and then we'll determine the appropriate actions that we need to take".
To understand why it's worth building an almost 200-year-old mechanical computer, it's necessary to first understand what a computer is.
Of course, we have to first understand the network traffic to recognize common traffic patterns.
If you want to grow your blog, you need to first understand your readers.
To understand why a broad scope is problematic, we need to first understand how chatbots work.
Thus in order to undertake headache-specific interventions, it is important to first understand the stability of a headache diagnosis.
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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.

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