understanding
111
3.7
- noun
- /ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
- We had an understanding and you broke it.
- mutual understanding
- memorandum of understanding
- common understanding
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Watch on YouTubeBut we also have this this understanding that we ask each other for our opinions.
- But we also have this this understanding that we ask each other for our opinions.
Examples
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I thought we had an understanding.
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Now that we have an understanding, pick up the bags.
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This will be our little understanding, okay?
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We have an understanding now, okay?
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To my understanding, we're not paying you at all at the moment.
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Would you say we're getting close to an understanding?
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First, we created partnerships across systems toward a shared understanding of research and intervention goals.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, now that we all have an understanding, have a joyous and merry Christmas!
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We've had an understanding for years with the Kumar family that she will marry their son, Mahesh.
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We had an understanding that the meeting would start at 10 AM.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
1
5.6
An agreement people make by trust that is not written or legally binding
An agreement between people or groups reached after discussion
Antonyms
Compounds
5
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 Formal
- Formal
380
4.1
∞
2.8
- Formal
∞
1.4
111
3.7
116
1.0
1
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
understanding = understand (opaque) = understand + ing
Although historically related to mutual comprehension, the specialized sense 'an informal agreement' is idiomatic and not directly derivable from 'understand' for many learners.
Etymology
The word understanding comes from old English parts under- and stand, giving the picture of people 'standing together' under the same view. So an 'understanding' can be a mutual, often unwritten, agreement between parties.