- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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The best drills I ever trained in is about understanding what's happening in the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"They would greatly appreciate your understanding as they navigate this difficult time."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
However, they are central to understanding how Earth functions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
It requires, at minimum, a deep understanding of how, for example, an agent’s identity is “determined, managed, conveyed and operates,” as Crawford explained in an earlier post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“That means understanding who you are first, and then from there, you can look in two directions: where you’re going and where you come from.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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