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Pronunciation
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rhymes|ændɪ�
Verb form
understanding
#present participle of|understand
Noun
en-noun
- mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature
- reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer
- opinion, judgement or outlook
#: According to my understanding, the situation is quite perilous. I wonder if you see it this way, too.
- an informal contract, mutual agreement
#: I thought we had an understanding - you do the dishes, and I throw the trash.
- a reconciliation of differences
#: The parties of the negotiation have managed to come to an understanding.
- sympathy
#: He showed much understanding when he found out of my troublesome familial history.
- All that we, as individuals, sense, as feel, of our selves.
Translations
Dutch begrijpen f
Finnish: ymmärrys (1,2), käsityskyky (1), myötätunto (6)
French: compréhension f
German Verstehen, Verständnis
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Hebrew: ×�×�× ×� (havana) f
Kurdish: KUchar|ت�گ���شت�
Portuguese compreensão f
Adjective
en-adj
- showing|Showing compassion.
Translations
Arabic: ���
Finnish: ymmärtäväinen
German: verständnisvoll
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Hebrew: ×�×�×�×� ×�×�× ×� (megale/megala havana)
Japanese: �� (����, nattoku)
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