OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19585

understanding

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
comprensión
The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
There are certain things that defy human understanding.
comprensión
Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
She has a solid understanding of particle physics.
comprensión
Opinion, judgement, or outlook.
It is the goneness of the Holocaust that produces the simultaneous profusion of discourses and understandings; the goneness is what opens up, what spurs, what unleashes the perpetu…
There is a multitude of theisms, many understandings of God, even within the same religious tradition.
allegamiento (desus.) • alleganza (desus.) • compromiso • entendimiento • estar allegados
An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
I thought we had an understanding - you do the dishes, and I throw the trash.
avenimiento
An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
The parties of the negotiation have managed to come to an understanding.
comprensión
Sympathy.
He showed much understanding for my problems when he heard about my past.
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