understanding

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/ Hyphenation: un‧der‧stand‧ing Rhymes: -ændɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English understandinge, understondinge, from Old English understanding (“intelligence, understanding”), from Proto-West Germanic *undarstandingu, from Proto-Germanic *understandingō, equivalent to understand +‎ -ing (gerund ending). Cognate with Middle Dutch onderstaninge, Middle Low German understandinge, Middle High German understandunge. ==== Noun ==== understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy") (uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning. Synonym: comprehension (countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer. Synonyms: comprehension, grasp (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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== intellection innerstanding overstanding === Etymology 2 === From Middle English understandyng, understondynge, understondinde, undirstondend, understandande, from Old English understandende, from Proto-West Germanic *undarstandandī, from Proto-Germanic *understandandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *understandaną (“to stand between, intercede, understand”), equivalent to understand +‎ -ing (present participle ending). ==== Adjective ==== understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding) Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware. (dated) Knowing; skilful. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== understanding present participle and gerund of understand == Old English == === Alternative forms === understandincg === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *undarstandingu, equivalent to understandan +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌun.derˈstɑn.dinɡ/, [ˌun.derˈstɑn.diŋɡ] === Noun === understanding f intelligence perception, understanding ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== andġiet andġiete ferhþġewit ġearuwita ġeþanc ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: understandinge, understondinge English: understanding Scots: understanding