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The definition of understanding
8 Definitions of: understanding
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- noun, the ability to learn, judge, make decisions, etc; intelligence or sense
- noun, personal opinion or interpretation of a subject
- noun, a mutual agreement or compact, esp an informal or private one
- noun, an unofficial engagement to be married
- noun, philosophy the mind, esp the faculty of reason
- noun, on the understanding that with the condition that; providing
- adjective, sympathetic, tolerant, or wise towards people
- adjective, possessing judgment and intelligence
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| Synonyms: | belief, interpretation, knowledge, intelligence, perceptive, bond, perception, grasp, sense, know-how (informal) | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | ignorance, disagreement |
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