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understanding
/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/

understanding

🇺🇸 American English
/ən ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[pənʲɪˈmanʲɪje]
Meaning of understanding

mutual comprehension

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Pronunciation/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/
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How important is this wordvery often
understanding

When to use understanding

mutual understanding

взаимопонимание

better understanding

лучшее понимание

deep understanding

глубокое понимание

shared understanding

общее понимание

full understanding

полное понимание

understanding usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они пришли к пониманию по поводу домашних обязанностей и разделили их честно.

They reached an understanding about chores and split them fairly.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Тихий разговор установил понимание между соседями.

A quiet conversation built understanding between the neighbours.

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What's the difference between understanding / rapport / agreement / empathy / harmony / consensus

🇬🇧English
understanding

General meaning — the ability to comprehend; also mutual comprehension between people.

B1Very Often

His understanding of the instructions made the task easy.

Его понимание инструкций сделало задачу простой.

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🇬🇧English
rapport

A warm, trusting relationship with good mutual understanding; emphasis on quality of connection.

B2Often

The teacher built a good rapport with her students.

Учительница выстроила хороший раппорт с учениками.

🇬🇧English

Implies consent or a deal between parties; not necessarily deep comprehension of motives.

B1Very Often

We reached an agreement after a long discussion.

Мы пришли к соглашению после долгого обсуждения.

🇬🇧English

Emotional capacity to put oneself in another's place and grasp their feelings; more emotion-focused than plain 'understanding'.

B2Often

Her empathy helped the team cope with their loss.

Её эмпатия помогла команде справиться с потерей.

🇬🇧English

A state of agreement and absence of conflict; broader and sometimes more abstract than simple understanding.

B2Often

They worked to restore harmony in the community.

Они работали над восстановлением гармонии в сообществе.

🇬🇧English

General agreement among most or all participants; emphasizes collective decision rather than individual comprehension.

B2Often

The committee reached a consensus on the proposal.

Комитет пришёл к консенсусу по предложению.

🇬🇧English

A concession or mutual agreement where each side gives up part of its demands; emphasizes resolving conflict through concessions.

B2Very Often

They found a compromise that satisfied both sides.

Они нашли компромисс, который устроил обе стороны.

🇬🇧English

Restoration of relations after conflict; involves forgiveness and agreement, more process-oriented and conclusive than mere understanding.

B2Often

The reconciliation between the two countries eased tensions.

Примирение между двумя странами уменьшило напряжённость.

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understanding translation: понимание. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce understanding

/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/

understanding translation

понимание

understanding examples

They reached an understanding about chores and split them fairly.

understanding transcription

/ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/, /ən ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ/

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understanding meaning: what does it mean?

mutual comprehension

understanding pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

understanding is pronounced as /ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

understanding definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They reached an understanding about chores and split them fairly. Translation: Они пришли к пониманию по поводу домашних обязанностей и разделили их честно.

Is understanding part of Conflicts and Reconciliation vocabulary?

Yes, understanding (понимание) can be learned in the Conflicts and Reconciliation topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is understanding part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, understanding (понимание) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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