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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•der•stand•ing /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. - the mental process of a person who understands;
comprehension:[uncountable]My understanding of the word does not agree with yours. - [uncountable] intellectual faculties;
intelligence. - knowledge of or familiarity with a particular thing:[countable* usually singular]an understanding of nuclear physics.
- a state of cooperation between people, nations, factions, etc.:[uncountable]reached an understanding.
- a mutual agreement, esp. of a private or unspoken kind:[countable]to have an understanding that each would pay a share.
- sympathy and compassion:[uncountable]showed real understanding toward those in trouble.
adj. - showing tolerance or sympathy:an understanding smile.See-stan-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•der•stand•ing (un′dər stan′ding),USA pronunciation n. - 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, esp. 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.
adj. - characterized by understanding;
prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like:an understanding attitude.
- Middle English understandynge, late Old English understandincge (noun, nominal). See understand, -ing1, -ing2 bef. 1050
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