understanding
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2.0
- noun
- /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
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comprensión
- Her kindness and understanding helped him through his tough times.
- understanding and support
- sympathy and understanding
- need understanding
You want more understanding and less judging in your life.
- You want more understanding and less judging in your life.
- Our efforts will take understanding on the part of all.
Examples
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Thanks again for your understanding.
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All he needs is a little understanding.
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And if we're committed to understanding each other, we start.
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So I think his research just for understanding what goes wrong is really powerful.
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Brand values and understanding what that brand wants is key.
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Our efforts will take understanding on the part of all.
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I think we just have this real understanding of one another.
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But if there is any hope, it lies in a renewed understanding of the importance of values.
Academic text (2008) -
Their goals are to seek peace through understanding and acquiescence.
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Her doubts are received with love and understanding by the joyful youngsters.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.7
A feeling that makes you support a person or group
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.0
A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other
Knowledge and respect for cultural differences that helps people live or work together
How Supportive
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3.3
503
1.3
∞
1.0
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2.0
273
1.8
160
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
understanding = understand (semi-transparent) = understand + ing
Built from 'understand' + '-ing', but the sense 'support/sympathy' shifts from literal comprehension toward an emotional stance, so learners may not directly infer the full meaning.
Etymology
The word understanding comes from old English parts under- and stand, which gave the image of 'standing with' someone; so it can mean support or sympathy for a person or idea.