- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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MP: I’m spending a lot of time in my CMO networks getting a better, deeper understanding of AI and the impact on marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But Stevens more aptly fits the conventional understanding of electable, a point that her campaign is hammering home as its closing message.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
And when parents explain it, it creates deeper empathy, deeper understanding, deeper communication — because it finally explains the “why” of mom and dad.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The findings improve scientists' understanding of gold-rich deposits associated with intra-oceanic island arcs such as the Kermadec Arc.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
And with that thought, with that small understanding, came the desire to learn, to know more not just about wolves but about all things in the woods.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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