- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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Alternative practitioners accuse him of not understanding the Indian system and attacking them unfairly.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
But he doesn’t want to actually be Hoover, as he said when announcing the recent memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Swan has described the book as an examination of how Trump has expanded executive authority during his second term, while Haberman has said their reporting focuses on understanding how decisions are made inside the administration.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
“The only real input I’m going to have is … understanding their process … and then if there are some financial decisions that are being banked into who we pick and why.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Duane sometimes had difficulty understanding the musk ox, who once explained that his formal education gave him an expansive vocabulary.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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