understanding

IPA: ʌndɝstˈændɪŋ

(gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
(countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
(countable) Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
(countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
An informal contract; a mutual agreement.
A reconciliation of differences.
(uncountable) Sympathy.

Examples of "understanding" in Sentences

High marks for the title understanding also for you!
This understanding is the basis of the peace process.
If my understanding is accurate, I do not understand how
In terms of Reindeer vs. Caribou, my understanding is as follows:
Here's where my understanding is at right now, please agree, disagree, pick it apart, etc.
In their model, they've made an assumption of what deficits do to the interest rate, and my understanding is they're assuming a relatively significant impact.
But my understanding is they will not finalize committee assignments until they know exactly how big their majority is -- which means waiting for the Georgia run off and the Minnesota recount.
Nay, for the cause of understanding also, they say the thing understood sendeth forth an intelligible species, that is, an intelligible being seen, which, coming into the understanding, makes us understand.
Implicit in this understanding is an acknowledgment that to the victors go the spoils, and that narrow interests of the strong almost always trump justice for the weak – that is, unless the “strong” actor is defeated by someone even stronger.