What does understanding mean?
Definitions for understanding
ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋun·der·stand·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word understanding.
Princeton's WordNet
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvynoun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
agreement, understandingnoun
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"
sympathy, understandingnoun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
"his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
reason, understanding, intellectadjective
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"
understandingadjective
characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
"an understanding friend"
Wiktionary
understandingnoun
Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.
understandingnoun
Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
understandingnoun
Opinion, judgement or outlook.
According to my understanding, the situation is quite perilous. I wonder if you see it this way, too.
understandingnoun
An informal contract, mutual agreement.
I thought we had an understanding - you do the dishes, and I throw the trash.
understandingnoun
A reconciliation of differences.
The parties of the negotiation have managed to come to an understanding.
understandingnoun
Sympathy.
He showed much understanding when he found out of my troublesome familial history.
understandingnoun
All that people individually sense and feel of themselves.
understandingadjective
Showing compassion.
Webster Dictionary
Understanding
of Understand
Understandingadjective
knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man
Understandingnoun
the act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation
Understandingnoun
an agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another
Understandingnoun
the power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends
Understandingnoun
specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason
Freebase
Understanding
Understanding is a psychological process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with that object. Understanding is a relation between the knower and an object of understanding. Understanding implies abilities and dispositions with respect to an object of knowledge sufficient to support intelligent behavior. An understanding is the limit of a conceptualization. To understand something is to have conceptualized it to a given measure.
Editors Contribution
understanding
The intuitive feeling, knowing, intelligence, act, fact and ability to understand.
It was their understanding that both their families would be attending the full wedding and cousins attending the afters of the wedding.
Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020understanding
Verb from of the word understand.
The understanding of the team is accurate and clear so we always remain united through all moments of time.
Submitted by MaryC on August 14, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'understanding' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1354
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'understanding' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2137
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'understanding' in Nouns Frequency: #610
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of understanding in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of understanding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of understanding in a Sentence
The inaugural members have an in-depth understanding of Australia’s regulatory framework and first-hand experience working with ASIC and APRA over many years ... which will assist in their assessment of the operational performance of both ASIC and APRA.
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
In the 1980s, as the molecular understanding of Alzheimer's improved, it became clear that a bunch of these people didn't seem to fit that( diagnosis).
And I was later diagnosed with a concussion, a traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, it's an important part of the record for this committee's investigation and for the country's understanding of how I was assaulted and nearly killed as the mob attacked the Capitol that day.
Clinton's economic policy speech reflects a very clear understanding that the Democratic Party and the vast majority of the American people want a president who will fight alongside … Elizabeth Warren and refuse to kowtow to wealthy and powerful interests on Wall Street.
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- رؤية, تفاهم, فهمArabic
- comprensiuCatalan, Valencian
- porozumění, pochopení, dohodaCzech
- forstand, aftale, forståelse, forståendeDanish
- verständnisvoll, Einigung, Vereinbarung, Verständnis, VerstehenGerman
- κατανόησηGreek
- intelektoEsperanto
- avenimiento, compromiso, comprensiónSpanish
- myötätunto, ymmärtäväinen, näkökulma, näkemys, ymmärtäminen, ymmärrys, käsittäminen, käsitys, yhteisymmärrys, sovinto, myötätuntoinenFinnish
- compréhensionFrench
- aontachadh, còrdadhScottish Gaelic
- comprensioneItalian
- הבנהHebrew
- 納得Japanese
- intellectus, capiens, videns, intellegens, sciensLatin
- verstandhouding, overeenkomstDutch
- forståelseNorwegian
- compreensivo, compreensãoPortuguese
- пониманиеRussian
- förståelse, överenskommelseSwedish
- masikizanoSwahili
- anlayışTurkish
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