- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, the study suggests that a successful low-carbon transition will depend not only on securing access to essential resources, but also on understanding and managing the complex global networks through which those resources flow.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
"Switzerland continues to provide a discreet and reliable setting to facilitate talks at Burgenstock on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran," the foreign ministry said in a brief statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
America’s artists have always chronicled, celebrated and criticized the nation’s historical events, values, achievements and faults in paintings—abetting our understanding of our history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Yet the PetPhone’s understanding of communication can feel narrow, prioritizing human language over pets’ physical gestures.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026
There was true learning there, and a great sweep of understanding.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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