Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason.
Knowing; intelligent; skillful;
Noun
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
Noun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Noun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
Noun
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other''s business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
Adjective S.
characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Understand
a.
Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an
understanding man.
n.
The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense
of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation;
explanation.
n.
An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of
differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or agreed upon; as,
to come to an understanding with another.
n.
The power to understand; the intellectual faculty;
the intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived an
designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the power to
distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt means to ends.
n.
Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of
knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or relations. In
this sense it is contrasted with, and distinguished from, the reason.
Understanding
Understanding
He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur with him in the preserving of a good understanding between him and his people.3.
There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty them understanding.
The power of perception is that which we call the understanding. Perception, which we make the act of the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of the connection or repugnancy, agreement or disagreement, that there is between any of our ideas. All these are attributed to the understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the two latter only that use allows us to say we understand.
In its wider acceptation, understanding is the entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the impressions of sense, and composing them into wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most comprehensive meaning it includes even simple apprehension.4.
I use the term understanding, not for the noetic faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles, but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its widest signification, for the faculty of relations or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which "verstand" is now employed by the Germans.
Knowing; intelligent; skillful;
The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.
Usage Examples
Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.
'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.
A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.
A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.
Americans are a decade behind Canada when it comes to sex education and understanding their bodies.
Anybody who has gone through a life-changing experience will tell you there is a different understanding of what is real and what is important, and when you are going through different moments, you can reflect and go, 'I have been through worse.'
All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.
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Other Usage ExamplesA better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.
A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.
A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.
An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.
And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowledge of sequences could contribute much to our understanding of living matter.
Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality.
A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them.
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