understanding
Example Sentences
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To have capacity, the bill says a person applying for assisted death must be capable of understanding information and advice about the process.
From BBC
Astronomers may be getting closer to understanding one of the biggest mysteries in cosmology: dark energy, the unknown force believed to be driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.
From Science Daily
“She was given the understanding that oftentimes it gets worse before it gets better,” Coplen recalled.
We had shared an understanding of how it was to be both Chinese and American.
From Literature
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I’m already shaking my head, impatient myself at his lack of understanding.
From Literature
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