understanding

Meanings

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands
  • "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
  • "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
  • "I knew I could count on his understanding"
• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
• know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
• make sense of a language
• believe to be the case
• be understanding of
• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
  • "an understanding friend"

Synonyms

agreement, apprehension, discernment, empathise, empathize, infer, intellect, interpret, read, realise, realize, reason, savvy, see, sympathise, sympathize, sympathy, translate, understand