- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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More than a decade ago, he was among the Chinese AI experts already at the forefront of using computers for humanlike tasks such as understanding language and recognizing faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In a sane world he would provide answers that could facilitate greater understanding of his actions and motivations, and how he believes those actions will benefit the American people.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
In this case, the findings suggest that understanding vaccine readiness may require looking at the immune system as an interconnected whole instead of concentrating on one antibody or one disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
But since the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding in June, a detente appeared to take shape.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I tried offering an understanding smile, but my face probably looked like some mashed-up combo of anger-sadness-disgust.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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