I told the police, but they didn't seem to understand the significance.

He did not understand the full significance of the news either.

I can see the picture, but not understand the significance.

It took a moment to understand the significance of that.

He was at a loss to understand the significance of this.

It took a while after that to understand the significance of the figure.

I wondered if she did understand the significance of those words.

Whether his friends would understand its significance and respond in time was another question.

This was long before he could have understood the legal significance of the point.

The site of the anchor will certainly be among them, even if they do not understand its significance.