understanding

Plural: understandings

Noun

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  • "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
  • "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
  • "I knew I could count on his understanding"
• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
• The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
• Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
• Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
• An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
• An informal contract; a mutual agreement.
• An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
• A reconciliation of differences.
• Sympathy.

Verb

• know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
• make sense of a language
• believe to be the case
• be understanding of
• present participle and gerund of understand

Adjective Satellite

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
  • "an understanding friend"

Adj

• Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.
• Knowing; skilful.

Examples

• According to my understanding, the situation is quite perilous. I wonder if you see it this way, too.
• He showed much understanding for my problems when he heard about my past.
• I thought we had an understanding - you do the dishes, and I throw the trash.
• She has a solid understanding of particle physics.
• The parties of the negotiation have managed to come to an understanding.
• There are certain things that defy human understanding.

Synonyms

agreement, apprehension, discernment, empathise, empathize, infer, intellect, interpret, read, realise, realize, reason, savvy, see, sympathise, sympathize, sympathy, translate, understand, comprehension, grasp

Related Words

intellection

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