ALL meanings of understanding
un·der·stand·ing
U u - noun understanding mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours. 2
- verb without object understanding to perceive what is meant; grasp the information conveyed: She told them about it in simple words, hoping they would understand. 1
- verb without object understanding to accept tolerantly or sympathetically: If you can't do it, I'll understand. 1
- verb without object understanding to have knowledge or background, as on a particular subject: He understands about boats. 1
- verb without object understanding to have a systematic interpretation or rationale, as in a field or area of knowledge: He can repeat every rule in the book, but he just doesn't understand. 1
- noun understanding intellectual faculties; intelligence; mind: a quick understanding. 1
- noun understanding superior power of discernment; enlightened intelligence: With her keen understanding she should have become a leader. 1
- noun understanding knowledge of or familiarity with a particular thing; skill in dealing with or handling something: an understanding of accounting practice. 1
- noun understanding a state of cooperative or mutually tolerant relations between people: To him, understanding and goodwill were the supreme virtues. 1
- noun understanding a mutual agreement, especially of a private, unannounced, or tacit kind: They had an understanding about who would do the dishes. 1
- noun understanding 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. 1
- noun understanding Philosophy. the power of abstract thought; logical power. Kantianism. the mental faculty resolving the sensory manifold into the transcendental unity of apperception. 1
- adjective understanding characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like: an understanding attitude. 1
- verb with object understanding to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question. 1
- verb with object understanding to be thoroughly familiar with; apprehend clearly the character, nature, or subtleties of: to understand a trade. 1
- verb with object understanding to assign a meaning to; interpret: He understood her suggestion as a complaint. 1
- verb with object understanding to grasp the significance, implications, or importance of: He does not understand responsibility. 1
- verb with object understanding to regard as firmly communicated; take as agreed or settled: I understand that you will repay this loan in 30 days. 1
- verb with object understanding to learn or hear: I understand that you are going out of town. 1
- verb with object understanding to accept as true; believe: I understand that you are trying to be truthful, but you are wrong. 1
- verb with object understanding to construe in a particular way: You are to understand the phrase literally. 1
- verb with object understanding to supply mentally (something that is not expressed). 1
- noun understanding (Uncountable Noun) Mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature. 0
- variable noun understanding If you have an understanding of something, you know how it works or know what it means. 0
- noun understanding (Countable Noun) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 0
- adjective understanding If you are understanding towards someone, you are kind and forgiving. 0
- noun understanding (Countable Noun) Opinion, judgement or outlook. 0
- uncountable noun understanding If you show understanding, you show that you realize how someone feels or why they did something, and are not hostile towards them. 0
- noun understanding (Countable Noun) An informal contract, mutual agreement. 0
- uncountable noun understanding If there is understanding between people, they are friendly towards each other and trust each other. 0
- noun understanding (Countable Noun) A reconciliation of differences. 0
- countable noun understanding An understanding is an informal agreement about something. 0
- noun understanding (Uncountable Noun) Sympathy. 0
- singular noun understanding If you say that it is your understanding that something is the case, you mean that you believe it to be the case because you have heard or read that it is. 0
- noun understanding All that people individually sense and feel of themselves. 0
- noun understanding the ability to learn, judge, make decisions, etc; intelligence or sense 0
- verb understanding present participle of understand. 0
- noun understanding personal opinion or interpretation of a subject 0
- adjective understanding Showing compassion. 0
- noun understanding a mutual agreement or compact, esp an informal or private one 0
- noun understanding an unofficial engagement to be married 0
- noun understanding the mind, esp the faculty of reason 0
- adjective understanding sympathetic, tolerant, or wise towards people 0
- adjective understanding possessing judgment and intelligence 0
- noun understanding the mental quality, act, or state of a person who understands; comprehension, knowledge, discernment, sympathetic awareness, etc. 0
- noun understanding the power or ability to think, learn, judge, etc.; intelligence; sense 0
- noun understanding a specific interpretation or inference 0
- noun understanding mutual comprehension, as of ideas, intentions, etc. 0
- noun understanding a mutual agreement, esp. one that settles differences or is informal and not made public 0
- adjective understanding that understands; having or characterized by comprehension, sympathy, etc. 0