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understanding noun

  /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ , /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/
  • (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
comprensione

understanding adjective

  /ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ , /ˌʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.
comprensivo

understand verb

  /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ , /ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ , /ˌʌndɚˈsteə̯nd/ , /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/ , [ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈsteə̯nd] , [ˌʌɾ̃ɚˈstæ̃nd]
  • (transitive) (of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
  • (transitive) (of people) To know the intent, motives or character of; (of events) to know the causes of or reasons for.
capire, comprendere, intendere
  • (transitive, usually with clause as object) To comprehend a fact or principle; to regard or come to regard a belief as such.
  • (transitive) To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
credere, ritenere

understandable adjective

  • Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
comprensibile
  • Capable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances.
comprensibile, perdonabile

understandably adverb

  • In an understandable manner.
intelligibilmente
  • For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.
comprensibilmente

understandability noun

  • The property of being understandable.
comprensibilità
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