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un·der·stand·ing / ˌəndərˈstanding/ • n. the ability to understand something; comprehension: foreign visitors with little understanding of English. ∎ the power of abstract thought; intellect: a child of sufficient intelligence and understanding. ∎ an individual's perception or judgment of a situation: my understanding was that he would try to find a new supplier. ∎ sympathetic awareness or tolerance: a problem that needs to be handled with understanding. ∎ an informal or unspoken agreement or arrangement: he and I have an understanding he had only been allowed to come on the understanding that he would be on his best behavior. • adj. 1. sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving: people expect their doctor to be understanding. 2. archaic having insight or good judgment. DERIVATIVES: un·der·stand·ing·ly adv.
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Understanding
405. Understanding
See also 233. KNOWLEDGE ; 240. LEARNING ; 309. PERCEPTION ; 312. PHILOSOPHY ; 393. THINKING .
- dysphasia
- an impaired state of the power of speech or of the ability to comprehend language, caused by injury to the brain.
- empathy
- the power of entering into another’s personality and imaginatively experiencing his feelings. —empathie, adj.
- epexegesis
- an additional explanation; the use of more words to clarify further. —epexegetic, epexegetical, adj.
- noology
- the science of intuition and reason as phenomena of the mind. —noological, adj.
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Understanding
UNDERSTANDING
A general term referring to an agreement, either express or implied, written or oral.
The term understanding is an ambiguous one; in order to determine whether a particular understanding would constitute a contract that is legally binding on the parties involved, the circumstances must be examined to discover whether a meeting of the minds and an intent to be bound occurred.
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com·pre·hen·sion / ˌkämpriˈhenchən/ • n. 1. the action or capability of understanding something. 2. archaic inclusion.
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