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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
understanding
1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands (Freq. 38) - he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect • Syn: apprehension, discernment, savvy • Derivationally related forms: savvy (for: savvy), apprehend (for: apprehension), understand • Hypernyms: knowing • Hyponyms: comprehension, self-knowledge, smattering, appreciation, grasp, hold, grasping, hindsight, insight, brainstorm, brainwave, realization, realisation, recognition 2. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises (Freq. 2) - they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business - there was an understanding between management and the workers • Syn: agreement • Derivationally related forms: agree (for: agreement) • Hypernyms: statement • Hyponyms: conspiracy, confederacy, fair-trade agreement, covenant, unilateral contract, sale, sales agreement, bargain, deal, working agreement, gentlemen's agreement, written agreement, submission, entente, entente cordiale, oral contract, reservation, settlement, severance agreement, suicide pact • Part Meronyms: condition, term 3. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination (Freq. 1) - we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil • Syn: reason, intellect • Derivationally related forms: reason (for: reason) • Hypernyms: faculty, mental faculty, module 4. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion (Freq. 1) - his sympathies were always with the underdog - I knew I could count on his understanding • Syn: sympathy • Derivationally related forms: understand, sympathetic (for: sympathy), sympathize (for: sympathy), sympathise (for: sympathy) • Hypernyms: inclination, disposition, tendency
characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy (Freq. 1) - an understanding friend • Similar to: perceptive
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