- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"I think being a little bit more savvy, understanding that being too honest at times is probably too much of a fault for us."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
"It's there to help them make good decisions, based on an understanding of the impact those decisions have on everyone that they affect."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Autumn nods in understanding and creeps toward the television, her form as lithe as a mountain lion.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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