What does 'understand' mean in this context?
In Breaking Bad

Hank: I want you to know that you can be open with me.
Don't hold anything back, okay?
I mean, I don't even understand if you know the full extent of this, what he's done.
Not just the meth cooking, but the lives he's destroyed.

What does 'understand' mean in this context?
Thanks in advance :)

Question

What does 'understand' mean in this context?
In Breaking Bad

Hank: I want you to know that you can be open with me.
Don't hold anything back, okay?
I mean, I don't even understand if you know the full extent of this, what he's done.
Not just the meth cooking, but the lives he's destroyed.

What does 'understand' mean in this context?
Thanks in advance :)

Answer

Understand is just a way of saying know, but with a deeper meaning.  Here it means he doesn't REALLY know how much the other person knows about how serious it is.  It would have sounded better if it said "I don't even know if you understand the full extent of this."

Answer

The character is saying that he sees no evidence that the other character knows something.

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