- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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Exhaustive investigations in France and the UK have left police no closer to understanding who carried out the al-Hilli murders and why.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
It also required him understanding that what underlies the struggles between millennials and their parents is how shockingly alike they are despite being constantly annoyed by each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Experiencing it firsthand—walking through markets, smelling charcoal smoke and watching people cook—gave him a better understanding of how to build that depth of flavor into his own cooking.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Kedrosky is troubled that fixed-income investors are piling money into data-center projects backed by hyperscalers without really understanding what is happening in those data centers and whether they are sufficiently utilized.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Autumn nods in understanding and creeps toward the television, her form as lithe as a mountain lion.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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