Noun He has a thorough understanding of the subject. She has a basic understanding of the process. I hope to get a clearer understanding of the issues involved. He seems to have little understanding of our situation. We have an understanding that whoever cooks doesn't have to do the dishes. She treats them with kindness and understanding. a relationship based on mutual understandingAdjective a kind and understanding teacher who often helps troubled students See More
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Noun
Captured in motion by an army of lensmen and women throughout her 70-year reign, Britain's longest-serving monarch displayed an innate and finely tuned understanding of visual branding. Caryn Franklin, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Behind bars, the war is widely and actively discussed, Mr. Yashin said, but there is either an understanding among those discussing it that Russia has been drawn into a major crisis, or disappointment at Moscow’s modest successes on the battlefield. Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 At that time, there wasn’t an understanding of the fact that a lot of people were being locked up that were completely innocent. Safire R. Sostre, Essence, 7 Sep. 2022 Tell Me Lies takes on the era’s heterosexual hookup culture, armed with both an intimate understanding of its specifics and the greater wisdom of time. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 Across Chicago, though, there was an understanding that the origin-and-cause investigation probably wouldn’t take long. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 In 2000, Ozon adapted Fassbinder’s play Water Drops on Burning Rocks, but Peter von Kant conjures an ultimate understanding of the filmmaker who most inspires him to achieve his own distinctive expression. Armond White, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022 There is no single right answer because choosing a particular product requires an understanding of your soil composition—which is easy to do with a simple DIY soil test (or by working with a Cooperative Extension Office). Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2022 There was just an understanding between them, Te’o said. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Luckily, Sami was very understanding and gave me a lot of guidance. Aliannah Shalikar, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2022 No one in my sphere wasn’t accepting and understanding. Marc Jacobs, Vogue, 13 June 2022 Doctors refuse her — one is vaguely understanding, if ineffectual, while another is openly contemptuous and ultimately duplicitous. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022 Also, to the new owners of the babies, who have all been very understanding. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Leaders should adopt emotional intelligence practices to improve communication, operate from a place of empathy, become self-aware of their own emotions and express their emotions in ways that are effective yet understanding. Fanike-kiara Young, Forbes, 18 July 2022 My professors are very understanding and know how much Mapis means to me. Jill Griffin, Forbes, 20 June 2022 External attorneys and clients have been very understanding.Fortune, 30 May 2022 But one of the good surprising things is that customers can be very understanding and have empathy too. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1