Meaning Of The Word Understanding

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What's The Definition Of Understanding?

understanding
If you are understanding towards someone, you are kind and forgiving.
If you have an understanding of something, you know how it works or know what it means.
If you show understanding, you show that you realize how someone feels or why they did something, and are not hostile towards them.
uncountable noun: If there is understanding between people, they are friendly towards each other and trust each other.

understanding in American English
the mental quality, act, or state of a person who understands; comprehension, knowledge, discernment, sympathetic awareness, etc.
adjective: characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like
noun: mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation

understanding in British English
noun: the ability to learn, judge, make decisions, etc; intelligence or sense

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