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US
/ˌəndɝˈstændɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ˌʌndəstˈændɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndəstˈændɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
I knew I could count on his understanding
his sympathies were always with the underdog -
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil -
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business
there was an understanding between management and the workers -
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
an understanding friend
How To Use understanding In A Sentence
- Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
- Advancing age has occasionally brought resolution, more often just a little understanding, to many of these riddles, but not necessarily to the resilient ambiguity of history.
- Words are confusing, but they're nothing compared to non-words, mainly because non-words lead to rash assumptions and misunderstandings.
- This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning.
- “Jill, someone who is cisgendered has an interpersonal sense or understanding of their gender and genitals that match or correspond (or what some might argue a “normative” state).” Third-Gendering « Bound, Not Gagged
- An established order of seeing, of understanding, of ruling, is simply exploded - the Modernist spirit asserts itself.
- Work with your staff on understanding the regressive behaviors that may be exhibited.
- For if I pray in an unknown tongue , my spirit prayer, but my understanding is unfruitful.
- In Chinas modernization drive, the misunderstanding on "Middlebrow" is not beneficial to the understanding and the promotion of the core ideology of Chinas traditional culture.
- Each person makes his or her own decision according to personal perception and understanding.
