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understanding Noun

— A person's understanding of something is what they know or think about it. Science helps us to gain a better understanding of natural processes. — An understanding is an agreement between two people. We had an understanding. You should have fulfilled your end of the bargain. — Understanding is your ability to understand the feelings of other people. Teachers must listen with kindness and understanding to what the young have to say.

understanding Adjective

— An understanding person is able to easily see how someone else feels. Thanks for being so understanding about how emotional and erratic I've been acting lately.

understanding

— noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect — noun (= agreement) the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business there was an understanding between management and the workers — adjective characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy an understanding friend — noun (= sympathy) an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion his sympathies were always with the underdog I knew I could count on his understanding — noun (= reason) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

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Simple sentences

She's very understanding.

Do you have trouble understanding what women or babies say to you?

I'm getting good at understanding French.

Do you have difficulty understanding what women or small children say to you?

Nobody contributed to the understanding of dreams as much as Freud.

I think that is based on a lack of mutual understanding.

The problem is beyond the scope of my understanding.

I'm afraid the book is beyond the reach of his understanding.

The explanation was beyond my understanding.

Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.

This book is fundamental for an understanding of biology.

This book is above my understanding.

This kind of music is something that older people have difficulty understanding.

I have difficulty understanding abstract modern art, especially Mondrian.

We must sow the seeds of mutual understanding.

The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.

The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.

Mutual understanding promotes peace.

If you can read rapidly and with good understanding, you will probably find it easy to remember a good deal of what you do read.

He is slow of understanding.

They were listening to him, not understanding what he really meant.

A smile may convey understanding, joy, or an appreciation of humor.

Movie subtitles

So we've come to an understanding?

Understanding how the West beat the rest gives us an insight not just into the past but also into the future, and I think you'II agree, it helps answer the question that could be the most important of our time.

If Kepler does find Earth-like planets, this method of sampling will bring us one step closer to understanding how many habitable homes are in our galaxy.

He thinks these acid pits may be one of our biggest clues to understanding how life emerged on Earth.

No. It's always been my understanding that your mother wanted to stay here.

They need our support and our understanding.

I have found a strange old mechanical presentation of Hell, which offers a good understanding of the beliefs in the Middle Ages.

Now that we got an understanding.

When i sold longmeadow and the cottages to hornblower, it was on the distinct understanding that there was to be no disturbance of tenancy.

You promised me, and i sold on that understanding.

I bought on the understanding i'd get some more land from the dukes.

I know that you're gentle and understanding, but. I can't explain to you.

Say that we've talked things over and come to an understanding.

You know, Madge is the most understanding person.

We do not exaggerate when we say a new understanding between officers and men has come to the fleet.

By returning Byam to duty, Your Majesty will confirm that understanding.

Well, we got an understanding.

You're so understanding.

Naturally, I don't believe there are more than six men in the world capable of understanding the Wundt-Farbhalf theories.

Can you imagine the fright and the loneliness of a boy. without that love and understanding?

And you're left all alone, not understanding a thing.

Here's a reasonable, understanding man.

Mr Destry, before we start drinking. I think you and me ought to come to an understanding.

Well, I'm all for folks understanding each other.

I'll do it. I've decided on that. Well, you said what comes first and last is important, so I'll do that considering myself being understanding and caring.

It's my understanding a Miss Natalie Sykes - lived across the hall from you earlier this year.

I know that you're gentle and understanding, but.

YOU'RE SO UNDERSTANDING.

Listen, Carrot-top, the most important thing in a relationship is understanding, harmony.

Say that we've talked things over and come to an understanding. and that if she returns, I won't interfere with your marriage.

I see that your misfortunes have made you very understanding.

Totally unmoved because I'd already seen so many like her. yet amused and attracted by her. I gave her a faint smile, like an understanding accomplice. and I spun the wheel.

Without understanding it, I'd hated it and lived on it.

News and current affairs

But America is having a hard time understanding the new circumstances of the post-Cold war era.

On a recent trip through the Middle East, I attempted to gain a better understanding of the crisis.

That is what she means when she preaches tolerance and mutual understanding.

Yet real action in the US is starting, thanks to leadership in other parts of the world, and thanks to the enlightened understanding of some major American businesses.

Although a long agenda of reforms is beginning to be tackled, first in Germany and, more recently and cautiously, in France, the results are slow in coming and public understanding of the need for change remains limited.

Because fear is at the core of many human pathologies, from panic attacks to posttraumatic stress disorder, breakthroughs in understanding the brain's fear system may lead to new ways to treat these disorders.

But moral and ethical questions never yield fully to technical solutions; they also require an understanding of humanity's social and cultural heritage.

Few came with any deep understanding of the dynamics of the political conflict between militant Tamils and the Sri Lankan state.

A similarly embarrassing lack of understanding about how the whole system works exists in every case.

This understanding means that the cure for the current dysfunction will be found at the ballot box rather than in the streets.

And it should reflect the understanding that development is impossible without peace, just as peace is impossible without development - and that lasting peace and sustainable development are impossible without respect for human rights and the rule of law.

Any prediction concerning the boom's end requires understanding why it occurred in so many places.

Effective implementation requires understanding key features of economic and financial interactions, including not just feedback effects, but also the behavioral aspects of private-sector responses.

Understanding what went wrong provides important lessons for the future.

Should we use our growing scientific understanding of the basis of human morality to try to make people morally better?

The two governments will certainly use Hu's visit to celebrate the anniversary with new programs designed to enhance bilateral understanding and friendship.

But the problem with military rule is a tendency toward incomplete understanding of the implications of political decisions - a problem that will be aggravated further by collective leadership.

Perhaps Americans have moved closer to understanding that they can and must fight terrorism in a civilized way, as free and thoughtful people.

US businesses and investors certainly gained more awareness about Africa's potential and a deeper understanding of the variety of investment climates throughout the continent.

BERKELEY - Getting out of our current financial mess requires understanding how we got into it in the first place.

Medvedev's assessment attested to his understanding that Russia's problems are rooted in its politics - in the degradation of the ruling party, in the absence of a real opposition, and in the lack of respect for the rights of political minorities.

But such a demand depends on a clear understanding of what a new agreement might provide.

So it is still far from clear what will actually work to bring about an understanding between the US and China that produces real results.

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