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knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works: understanding of She doesn't have any understanding of politics / human nature /what it takes to be a good manager. My understanding of the agreement (= what I think it means) is that they will pay $50,000 over two years. Fewer examples.
Synonyms for UNDERSTANDING: agreement, pact, convention, promise, settlement, contract, deal, bargain; Antonyms of UNDERSTANDING: incomprehension, misunderstanding, misinterpretation, misperception, misapprehension, noncomprehension, miscomprehension, hard
1. : a mental grasp : comprehension. 2. a. : the power of comprehending. especially : the capacity to apprehend general relations of particulars. b. : the power to make experience intelligible by applying concepts and categories. 3. a. : a mutual agreement not formally entered into but in some degree binding on each side. b.
A DECISION OR ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN GROUPS OR PEOPLE. We had an understanding that the businesses would merge, but never got that in writing. Synonyms and examples. agreement. Do we have an agreement? gentleman's agreement.
to know how someone feels or why someone behaves in a particular way: My wife doesn't understand me. Sometimes I don't understand James. [ + question word ] You don't understand what it's like/ how it feels to have to beg on the streets. understand someone/something to mean something.
Understanding definition: mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation. See examples of UNDERSTANDING used in a sentence.
noun. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises. “there was an understanding between management and the workers” synonyms: agreement. see more. adjective. characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. “an understanding friend” synonyms: perceptive.
1. a. The ability by which one understands; intelligence: concepts that are beyond the understanding of a child. b. The quality or condition of one who understands; comprehension: Do you have much understanding of calculus? See Synonyms at reason. 2. Individual or specified judgment or outlook; opinion: In my understanding, this is a good plan. 3.
noun. 1. the mental quality, act, or state of a person who understands; comprehension, knowledge, discernment, sympathetic awareness, etc. 2. the power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense. 3. a specific interpretation or inference. one's understanding of a matter. 4.
Definition of understanding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
