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    • understanding :the cognitive condition of someone who understands
      • he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect

    • understanding :characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
      • an understanding friend

    • understanding :the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
      • they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business|there was an understanding between management and the workers

    • understanding :an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
      • his sympathies were always with the underdog|I knew I could count on his understanding

    • understanding :the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
      • we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil

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