- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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You need connections, people playing together and understanding each other.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
That theoretical work helped provide a framework for understanding the superconductivity enhancement observed in the new experiments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
It helps deepen understanding of how AI could go wrong, while at the same time raising public awareness of the technology’s risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If she wants to leave again, he says, she will have to provide a “complete understanding relative to her movements.”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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