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understanding
[ uhn-der-stan-ding ]
noun
- mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation:
My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- intellectual faculties; intelligence; mind:
a quick understanding.
- superior power of discernment; enlightened intelligence:
With her keen understanding she should have become a leader.
- knowledge of or familiarity with a particular thing; skill in dealing with or handling something:
an understanding of accounting practice.
- a state of cooperative or mutually tolerant relations between people:
To him, understanding and goodwill were the supreme virtues.
- a mutual agreement, especially of a private, unannounced, or tacit kind:
They had an understanding about who would do the dishes.
- an agreement regulating joint activity or settling differences, often informal or preliminary in character:
After hours of negotiation, no understanding on a new contract was reached.
- Philosophy.
- the power of abstract thought; logical power.
- Kantianism. the mental faculty resolving the sensory manifold into the transcendental unity of apperception.
adjective
- characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like:
an understanding attitude.
understanding
/ ˌʌԻəˈæԻɪŋ /
noun
- the ability to learn, judge, make decisions, etc; intelligence or sense
- personal opinion or interpretation of a subject
my understanding of your predicament
- a mutual agreement or compact, esp an informal or private one
- an unofficial engagement to be married
- archaic.philosophy the mind, esp the faculty of reason
- on the understanding thatwith the condition that; providing
adjective
- sympathetic, tolerant, or wise towards people
- possessing judgment and intelligence
Derived Forms
- ˌܲԻˈٲԻ徱Բ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲd·ٲԻiԲ· adverb
- ԴDzu··ٲԻiԲ adjective noun
- ԴDzu··ٲԻiԲ·ly adverb
- -ܲd·ٲԻiԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of understanding1
Example Sentences
"We are working hard to reduce any disruption to our services and would like to thank our colleagues, members, partners and suppliers for their understanding during this period," they said.
While "enemy" is overstating it, Peterson was right, and additionally Carney is also very adept at understanding the nexus between markets and headlines.
Voters do not view him as understanding the problems in their daily lives and have soured on his leadership as he approaches his 100th day in office....
After World War II, the United States refocused its scientific superiority ⎯ and its early computing capabilities ⎯ on understanding how the weather and the planet works.
"I will be impacted by what they are looking to do, that's my understanding of it," he said.
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