- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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"I tend to spend more time in my room to relax and unwind than I did before. Initially, my parents did not really understand this, but after talking about it, they have become more understanding."
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
It is supplemented by ongoing targeted camera trapping, focused on areas where animals are likely to be and offering deeper understanding of how populations are changing and behaving.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Study co-author Diego Melgar noted that tsunami observations have become increasingly valuable for understanding how large earthquakes rupture near the seafloor.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Mary had always been drawn to the solicitor and only recently learned that his understanding with another woman had ended.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
If she wants to leave again, he says, she will have to provide a “complete understanding relative to her movements.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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