- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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Understanding the responses helped us better care for urban trees, Gardner said, so they could continue to deliver benefits such as "cooling our towns and cities, improving air quality and supporting biodiversity".
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Understanding anatomical diversity is therefore central not only to surgery, but also to diagnosis, medical imaging, biomechanics and the study of disease itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
These are the first sentiment surveys after the U.S. and Iran agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding and ceasefire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had written in a social media post Friday that "The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer," referring to the Pakistani capital that previously hosted talks.
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
She moved closer and she saw that the book was from the Bakersfield public library and it was called Understanding Vietnamese Customs and Traditions.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
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