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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.
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.
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.
Understanding definition: mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation. See examples of UNDERSTANDING used in a sentence.
To understand something is to comprehend or get it. The more we learn, the more we understand. The goal of most education is to help students understand how the world works: history, math, English, music, science, and art are all complicated subjects that you need to practice and think about before you can really understand them.
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.
1. verb [no cont] A1. If you understand someone or understand what they are saying, you know what they mean. I think you heard and also understand me. [VERB noun] Rusty nodded as though she understood the old woman. [VERB noun] I don't understand what you are talking about. [VERB wh]
Definition of understanding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
