Being understanding means being compassionate with someone`s needs. Understanding a concept means that you understand it. You may understand that your mom will always drive you to school if you miss the bus. I am willing to believe that the lack of understanding was my fault, but there was a lack of understanding. Then you will understand and understand, you will admire his courage. In music, he thought he understood it, but in truth he was far from understanding it. Synonyms and antonyms of understanding (Point 2 of 3) Sometimes it is sure that she lacks understanding, and others are only her temperament to blame. She had jumped to her feet; But he only looked at her with understanding eyes. Between us and understanding this love, grief is often a big obstacle. The sum of your knowledge on a particular subject is your understanding of it. This may change or deepen as you learn more. But being an understanding person doesn`t require a lot of learning – you have to open your heart to appreciate what someone else is feeling or experiencing. If someone says, “I thought we understood,” you must have done something unexpected.
Here, understanding means “an agreement”. Jasper Lanning and Bill Dozier exchanged sympathetic looks. “Come,” said the Roadrunner, realizing that there would be nothing more to say. The words appreciate and understand are common synonyms for understanding. Although all three words mean “to have a clear or complete idea of it,” understanding and understanding are very often interchangeable, with understanding sometimes emphasizing having gained a firm mental understanding of something. In the kiss, there was everything he couldn`t say about respect, affection and understanding. You could communicate and leave him outside in the cold! Are you smart enough to juggle the multiple meanings of the word? 1. I`m so smart that sometimes I don`t understand a single word of what I`m saying.
– Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories 2. If you can`t explain it to a six-year-old, you don`t understand it yourself. – Albert Einstein 3. People discuss my art and claim that it is necessary to understand when it is simply necessary to love. – Claude Monet.