13 Letter Words for Understanding
understanding
10 Letter Words for Understanding
daundering, denaturing, denudating, disnatured, integrands, sauntering, signatured, transuding, understain, understand, undreading, unstanding, unstrained, unstranded, unstringed, untreading
9 Letter Words for Understanding
adstringe, astringed, astunning, dandering, daturines, daunering, deratings, desanding, detruding, disnature, draunting, dundasite, durangite, endarting, ensnaring, gannister, gauntries, gradients, indurated, indurates, insurgent, integrand, inundated, inundates, redundant, retanning, retunding, ringstand, saddening, sanguined, saturnine, signature, stranding, sturnidae, sundering, suntanned, transuded, treadings, truandise, undersaid, undersign, undistend, undrained, unerasing, ungrained, ungranted, ungrinned, unnesting, unranting, unresting, unsainted, unseating, unstained, unstinged, unstrange, untensing, untrading, untrained
8 Letter Words for Understanding
adusting, aginners, andrenid, aneurins, angriest, antidrug, antigens, antiguns, antsigne, argentin, astringe, astunned, audients, austrine, dandiest, darndest, darnings, daturine, daunders, daunters, daunting, denarius, denudant, denuding, deraigns, derating, desaurin, detrains, detuning, dieugard, disgrade, disrange, disrated, distuned, dragnets, dranting, draunted, dreading, dungiest, dunnaged, dunnages, dunnarts, dunniest, dunnings, dunnites, durgiest, durndest, earnings, endurant, enduring, engrains, enguards, ensuring, entrains, eutannin, gainturn, ganister, gantries, gaudiest, gentians, gradient, gradines, grandest, granites, grannied, grannies, gratines, grenadin, guanines, guarites, gunneras, inaunter, indarted, indurate, inganues, ingrates, ingruent, insnared, insurant, intruded, intrudes, inturned, inundant, inundate, nandines, naturing, nundines, nunnated, randiest, rangiest, rantings, readding, readings, reasting, redating, reddings, rennings, retuning, ruddiest, rudistan, ruinated, ruinates, runniest, runnings, sanguine, sardined, saunting, sauteing, sedating, seriaunt, signetur, sinuated, snedding, standing, stannide, starning, steading, steaning, stearing, stedding, stending, stenning, sterning, stradine, strained, stranded, straunge, stridden, stringed, studding, stunning, sturdied, sturnine, sudating, sundried, tangiers, tannigen, tannined, tannings, tarnside, tasering, taurines, tenuring, tradings, trannies, transude, treading, trending, trudgens, tunnages, tunnings, turdidae, turnings, unarisen, undaring, undarned, underaid, underdig, undesign, undigest, undinted, uneating, unending, ungained, ungaited, unginned, ungirded, ungraded, ungrated, uninnate, uninsane, unitages, unitards, unraided, unraised, unridden, unridged, unringed, unrinsed, unsadden, unsained, unsanded, unsating, unsatire, unsigned, unsinged, unsnared, unstaged, unstrain, unstrand, unstreng, unstride, unstring, untanned, untinged, untinned, untraded, untreads, uranides, uranites, urinated, urinates
7 Letter Words for Understanding
additur, addrest, adrenin, adurent, adusted, aginner, agisted, agister, aigrets, airguns, anderun, andrite, anestri, aneurin, angries, angrite, angster, anguine, annuent, anserin, anteing, anterin, antigen, antigun, antings, antired, antirun, antisun, antsier, anunder, areding, argents, aridest, asterid, asterin, astride, asudden, asunder, audient, audings, audited, augends, augites, aunters, aunties, aurited, danders, dandier, dandies, dangers, danseur, danting, darings, darning, darting, dasturi, datenus, datings, dauding, daunder, dauners, daunted, daunter, dauring, dauties, dauting, deading, deaning, dearing, degrain, denning, denting, dentins, deraign, derning, destain, desugar, detains, detrain, diander, diantre, diaster, dingers, dinners, disrate, distend, distune, disturn, dragnet, drained, dranted, draunts, drudges, duennas, dunders, dungari, dungier, dunites, dunnage, dunnart, dunnest, dunnier, dunnies, dunning, dunnite, dunster, dunting, durante, durants, durgans, durians, durning, dustier, dusting, dustrag, earding, earings, earning, easting, eatings, endarts, endings, endrins, enduing, engirds, engrain, enguard, enrings, ensaint, ensuant, ensuing, entrain, eranist, erasing, ergusia, esguard, gadders, gainers, gainest, gainset, gaiters, ganders, gannets, gardens, garnets, gastrin, gaudier, gaudies, gaunted, gaunter, gauster, genista, gentian, geranin, gerunds, gerusia, gestura, ginners, giusted, gradine, gradins, grained, graines, granite, granted, gratine, gratins, grinded, grinned, gruidae, grunted, guanine, guanins, guarded, guarite, guiders, guinean, guineas, guisard, guitars, gunated, gundies, guniter, gunites, gunnera, gunners, gunnies, gunster, gunters, gurnets, gurniad, guserid, gustard, gustier, gutsier, inaners, inanest, indarts, indents, indunas, inganue, ingates, ingenus, ingesta, ingrate, ingreat, innages, innards, innuate, insaner, insnare, instead, insured, insurge, intends, interns, intrans, intrude, intruse, inturns, inurned, nagster, nandine, nandins, nanduti, nannied, nannies, nardine, narding, nastier, natured, natures, nearing, negrita, nesting, neutria, nidated, nidates, nidgets, ninurta, nuagist, nudgers, nundine, nunnari, nunting, nursing, nutrias, nutsier, raddest, radding, radgest, radient, randies, randing, ranting, ratines, ratings, raunged, raunges, reading, reagins, reaudit, redding, reduits, regains, reginas, regnant, rending, renning, rennins, renting, resiant, residua, restain, restiad, resting, restung, resuing, retains, retinas, retsina, retunds, reusing, ringent, ruddies, rudding, rueings, ruinate, runnets, running, rusting, sainted, sandier, sanding, sardine, sarigue, satined, saunted, saunter, sauting, sdained, seagirt, seaning, searing, seating, sending, senting, seraing, seringa, serting, setarid, signate, signeur, sinuate, snaring, snudged, stagier, staider, stained, stainer, staired, standen, stander, stanged, stanine, staning, stanner, stannid, staring, starned, starnie, stearin, steding, sternad, sternna, stinged, stinger, strange, strigae, studden, studder, studdie, studied, studier, stunned, stunner, sturine, sudated, sueding, sugared, sundang, sundari, sunnier, sunning, sunnite, surdent, surgent, taddies, taennin, tangier, tangies, tanguin, tanguns, tanners, tannide, tanning, tannins, tardied, tardies, tarings, taurine, tearing, teasing, tedding, teguria, tending, tensing, terning, tiangue, tinders, tinners, tirades, trading, trained, trannie, triaged, triages, triduan, triunes, trudged, trudgen, trudges, tsigane, tuedian, tunding, tundras, tunings, tunnage, tunnies, tunning, turdine, turning, unaided, unaired, unarted, undared, undated, underns, undigne, undined, undines, undrest, undried, ungaite, ungated, ungears, ungiant, ungirds, ungrain, ungrand, ungreat, uninert, unitage, unitard, uniters, unrated, unreins, unrisen, unsaint, unsated, unsatin, unsided, unsnare, unstaid, unstain, unstern, unsting, untired, untrain, untread, untrend, untride, untried, uranide, uranine, uranins, uranist, uranite, urginea, urinant, urinate, urnings, ursidae
6 Letter Words for Understanding
adders, adding, adenin, adient, adieus, aditus, adrent, aengus, ageist, agents, agrest, agutis, aiders, aigret, airest, airned, airted, anders, anding, anenst, angers, anguid, anguis, angust, annist, annite, anteri, anting, antres, antrin, ardeid, ardent, argent, argine, argued, argues, argute, aridge, arigue, arised, arisen, ariste, arnuts, arsine, arsing, arties, asiden, asideu, astern, atreus, auding, audits, augend, augers, augite, aunter, auntie, auride, aurine, aurist, aurite, auster, austin, dading, daeing, dained, daines, daised, dander, dandie, dandis, danged, danger, danner, danted, dargue, daring, darned, darted, dasein, dastur, datenu, daters, dating, datsun, daudit, dauner, daunts, daured, dauted, dautie, deairs, dearns, dedans, deduit, degras, degust, deigns, denari, denars, dendra, dennis, dentin, derats, derigs, dering, derust, desand, design, destin, detain, deturn, deusan, didest, digest, dinars, dinder, diners, dingar, dinged, dinger, dinges, dingus, dinned, dinner, dinted, direst, dirged, dirges, dirted, dirten, disard, disdar, disert, diseur, distad, dister, diurne, dradge, draine, drains, drants, draunt, dreads, dreint, driest, drudge, druids, drused, dudgen, dudine, duding, duenas, duenna, dunair, dunder, dungas, dunged, dunger, dunite, dunned, dunner, dunted, dunter, durain, durant, durgan, durgen, durian, during, durned, dusted, duster, dutied, duties, eaning, earing, easing, eating, egards, endart, ending, endrin, endura, engaud, engird, engirt, engrid, enigua, ennuis, enring, enruin, ensand, ensign, enstar, entria, erning, erudit, estang, estrin, gadder, gaddis, gadids, gadite, gaduin, gained, gainer, gainst, gaited, gaiter, gander, ganner, gannet, ganser, ganted, garden, garnet, garten, gasted, gaster, gaters, gauded, gaunts, gaurie, geddit, genian, genius, gerund, giants, giddea, ginned, ginner, ginnet, girded, girned, girted, gisant, giunta, graded, grades, gradin, gradus, graine, grains, grande, grands, granes, granet, grants, grasni, graste, grated, grates, gratin, gratis, graunt, greats, greins, grenat, greund, grided, grides, grinds, grised, gruine, grunts, guanin, guards, guided, guider, guides, guinde, guinea, guised, guitar, gunate, gundas, gundie, gunite, gunned, gunnen, gunner, gunter, gurned, gurnet, gusain, gusted, gustie, gutsed, gutser, idants, inaner, inanes, indane, indart, indear, indent, induna, indure, inerts, ineunt, ingans, ingate, ingent, ingenu, ingest, ingnue, inguen, innage, innate, inners, innest, insane, insert, instar, insure, intend, intens, intern, inters, intrus, intune, inturn, intuse, inured, inures, inurns, irades, isuret, iurant, nadder, nadirs, naigue, nairus, nandin, nandus, nanger, nannie, narded, nardus, narine, nasute, nature, nauger, naunts, nentsi, nerita, neurad, neurin, nidate, nidder, nidget, nigers, niters, nitred, nudate, nudest, nudged, nudger, nudges, nudies, nudist, nunned, nursed, nutria, radges, radius, raided, rained, raines, raised, raited, randed, randie, ranged, ranges, ranids, ranine, ranted, ratine, rating, raunge, readds, reagin, reatus, redans, redias, reding, reduit, redust, regain, regian, regina, regius, reigns, rengas, renigs, renins, rennin, resaid, resgat, resign, resina, resing, resuit, retags, retain, retina, retund, ridden, rideau, rident, ridged, ridges, rinded, ringed, rinsed, rudest, rudies, rueing, rugate, rugine, ruined, ruings, runite, runnet, runted, rusine, rusted, rutins, sadden, sadder, sagier, saguin, sained, sainte, saired, sanded, sander, sangei, sanger, saning, sannie, santir, santur, saring, sarnie, satine, sating, satire, saturn, sauger, sauter, sdaine, sdeign, seitan, sennit, serang, sering, setuid, sidder, siddur, sienna, signed, signer, signet, sigurd, sinded, sinder, singan, singed, singer, sinned, sinnen, sinner, sinnet, sinter, snared, snider, snudge, stader, stadie, staged, stager, stagne, standi, staned, stared, steard, stenar, stenia, sterad, sterid, sterin, stinge, stired, strade, strage, strain, strand, strang, streng, striae, stride, striga, strind, strine, string, strude, strung, studia, sturin, sudate, sudden, sudder, sugann, sugent, suidae, suited, suiter, sundae, sunder, sundra, sundri, sungar, sunned, suntan, surged, suriga, suring, surnai, surnia, taddie, taeing, tairge, tanged, tanger, tangie, tangis, tangue, tangun, tanier, tanned, tanner, tannid, tannin, targed, targes, taring, taurid, taurin, teaing, teguas, teinds, tendus, tenias, tennis, tenuis, terais, tidder, tienda, tigers, tinage, tinded, tinder, tinean, tineas, tinged, tinger, tinges, tinned, tinnen, tinner, tirade, tirage, tisane, traded, trades, tragus, trains, transe, treads, trends, triads, triage, triens, trigae, trined, trines, tringa, triune, trudge, truing, tuareg, tugras, tuinas, tuinga, tunded, tunder, tundra, tuners, tunier, tuning, tunned, tunner, turgid, turing, turned, udders, ugrian, unaged, undate, undead, undean, undear, undern, undies, undine, undrag, ungain, ungear, ungets, ungird, ungrid, uniate, united, uniter, unites, unnear, unneat, unnest, unread, unrein, unrent, unrest, unride, unrigs, unrind, unring, unsage, unsaid, unsane, unseat, unsent, unsing, unsnag, unstar, untied, unties, untine, untins, untire, untrig, uranin, urates, uredia, urenas, urgent, urined, urines, urites, urning, ursine, usager, usednt
5 Letter Words for Understanding
adder, addis, adieu, adige, adits, adred, adret, adrue, adure, adust, aegir, aegis, aesir, agend, agent, agers, agist, agnus, agrin, agued, agues, agust, aguti, aided, aider, aides, aiger, ainus, aired, airns, airts, aitus, anded, andes, andre, anend, anent, anger, angst, angus, anise, annet, annie, annus, anser, anted, antes, antis, antre, aredd, arend, areng, arent, arest, arets, argin, argue, argus, aries, arise, arist, arite, arius, arnut, arsed, artsd, artus, aside, aster, astir, astre, astun, ating, atren, atune, auden, audit, augen, auger, auget, aunes, aunts, aurei, aures, aurin, auris, autre, daine, daint, dairt, danes, dangs, dante, dants, dared, dares, dargs, daris, darns, darst, darts, dasnt, dated, dater, dates, dauds, daunt, daurs, dauts, deads, deair, deans, dearn, dears, dedit, degas, deids, deign, deist, denar, denat, denda, dents, derat, derig, derns, detar, detin, detur, diane, didna, didnt, didst, diets, digne, digue, dinar, dined, diner, dines, dinge, dings, dints, dinus, dirge, dirts, disna, distn, distr, ditas, dited, diter, dites, diurn, drags, drain, drang, drant, drate, drats, dread, dregs, dreng, drent, drest, drias, dried, dries, drinn, drugs, druid, drung, drunt, druse, duads, duans, duant, duars, dudes, duets, duing, duits, dunes, dungs, dunne, dunst, dunts, duras, dured, dures, duret, durga, durns, durst, dutra, eards, earns, earst, edgar, edits, egads, egrid, endia, engin, ennia, ennui, enrut, entad, entia, entsi, ering, etang, etnas, etuis, gaddi, gader, gades, gadid, gadis, gadus, gaids, gaine, gains, gairs, gaist, gaits, gaius, gansu, gants, garde, garni, garse, gated, gater, gates, gauds, gaunt, gaure, gauri, gaurs, geans, gears, geast, geats, gedds, geira, geisa, geist, geits, genas, genin, genit, gents, genua, genus, getas, getid, giant, gidar, girds, girns, girse, girts, gites, giust, gnars, gnast, gnats, gnide, grade, grads, grain, grand, grane, grans, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, grens, greta, grias, gride, grids, grind, grins, grint, grist, grits, grued, grues, grunt, gteau, guans, guard, guars, gudes, guest, guide, guids, guise, gunda, gundi, gunne, gurns, gurts, guser, idant, iddat, ideas, ident, idest, ideta, igads, inane, indan, indra, indus, inert, ingan, inger, inned, inner, innet, inrun, insea, inset, instr, insue, inter, intra, intue, inure, inurn, inust, irade, irate, irena, isnad, iters, nadir, nairu, nandi, nandu, nanes, nants, nards, nardu, nares, naris, nates, natus, naunt, nears, neats, negus, neist, nenta, nerds, nerts, nguni, nided, nides, nidge, nidus, niger, nigra, nigua, niner, nines, nintu, ninut, nisan, niter, nsaid, nuder, nudes, nudge, nudie, nugae, nunni, nurds, nurse, radge, ragde, raged, rages, ragis, raids, raine, rains, raise, raits, randn, rands, range, ranid, rants, rasen, rated, rates, ratus, rauns, readd, reads, reais, reans, reast, redan, redds, redia, redid, redig, redug, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, reins, reist, rends, rendu, renga, renig, renin, rents, resat, resid, resin, resit, resun, retag, retan, retia, retin, riant, riden, rides, ridge, rinds, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, risen, rites, ritsu, ritus, rudas, rudds, rudes, rudge, rudie, rugae, ruing, ruins, runds, runed, runes, rungs, runts, rutin, sager, saine, saint, saned, saner, sangu, sanit, sared, sarge, sarin, sated, satin, saudi, saunt, saute, sdein, sedan, segar, segni, sengi, senit, senna, senti, serai, serau, sergt, serin, serta, serut, sided, sider, siena, sient, sieur, signa, sined, singe, sired, siren, sitar, sited, snare, snead, snide, snirt, snite, snurt, sruti, stade, stage, staid, staig, stain, stair, stand, stane, stang, stare, starn, staun, stead, stean, stear, stedd, steid, stein, stend, steng, steri, stern, stied, stine, sting, stire, strad, strae, strag, stria, strid, strig, strue, stude, stung, sture, suade, suant, sudan, sudra, suent, sugan, sugar, sugat, suine, suing, suint, suite, sunna, sunni, surat, sured, surge, sutra, tagus, taigs, tains, tairn, taise, tangi, tangs, tarde, tared, tares, targe, tarie, tarin, tarns, tarse, tarsi, taser, teads, tears, tegua, tegus, teind, tenai, tends, tendu, tenga, tengu, tenia, tennu, terai, teras, terga, terna, terns, tiang, tiars, tided, tides, tiens, tiers, tiger, tiges, tinds, tinea, tined, tines, tinge, tings, tired, tires, tisar, trade, trads, tragi, train, trans, tread, treas, trend, triad, trias, tride, tried, tries, triga, trigs, trina, trine, trins, trued, trues, trugs, tsade, tsadi, tsine, tsuga, tuans, tuarn, tugra, tuina, tunas, tunds, tuned, tuner, tunes, tunga, tungs, tunis, tunna, turds, turin, turns, turse, udasi, udder, unadd, unais, unare, unden, under, undid, undig, unget, uniat, uninn, unist, unite, units, unnet, unred, unrid, unrig, unsad, unset, unsin, untar, untie, untin, uraei, urase, urate, ureas, ureid, urena, urent, urged, urges, urine, urite, urnae, urned, ursae, ursid, usage, usant, usent, usine, using, usnea, usnin, uster, utend, uteri
4 Letter Words for Understanding
addn, addr, adds, aden, adet, adit, aged, agen, ager, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, ague, aide, aids, aine, ains, aint, ainu, aire, airn, airs, airt, aits, aitu, ands, anes, anet, anis, anne, anni, anns, anre, ansi, ansu, ante, anti, ants, antu, anus, ards, ardu, ared, areg, aren, ares, aret, arid, aris, arni, arte, arts, arui, asgd, asin, astr, ated, ates, atis, auge, aune, aunt, aute, dade, dads, daer, daes, dags, dain, dais, dand, dane, dang, dans, dant, danu, dard, dare, darg, dari, darn, dart, dase, dasi, dast, date, daud, daun, daur, daut, dead, dean, dear, deas, deda, degu, deia, deid, deis, deni, dens, dent, dern, desi, detd, deti, detn, deus, diag, dian, dias, didn, died, dier, dies, diet, digs, dine, ding, dins, dint, dird, dire, dirt, disa, dist, dita, dite, dits, drad, drag, drat, dreg, drie, drug, dsri, duad, duan, duar, dude, duds, dued, duer, dues, duet, dugs, duit, dune, dung, duns, dunt, dura, durn, dust, eadi, eans, eard, earn, ears, east, eats, eaus, edda, edit, egad, eira, ends, engr, engs, entr, eras, erat, ergs, eria, erin, eris, erns, erst, esau, etas, etna, etua, etui, euda, gade, gadi, gads, gaen, gaes, gaet, gaid, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gard, gare, gari, garn, gars, gart, gast, gate, gats, gaud, gaun, gaur, gaus, gaut, gean, gear, geat, gedd, geds, gein, geir, geit, gena, gens, gent, genu, gers, gest, geta, gets, gids, gied, gien, gies, ginn, gins, gird, gire, girn, girt, gise, gist, gite, gits, gnar, gnat, gneu, gnus, grad, gran, gras, grat, gren, gret, grid, grin, gris, grit, grue, grun, grus, guan, guar, gude, gues, guid, guna, guns, gurn, gurs, gurt, gust, guts, iare, idea, ides, idun, igad, inde, indn, inga, inne, inns, inst, inta, intr, iran, ired, ires, isdn, ised, isnt, itas, iter, iuds, iure, nagi, nags, naid, naig, nain, nais, nane, nant, nard, nare, nasi, nast, natr, nats, natu, naur, naut, near, neat, neds, negs, nein, nerd, nest, neti, nets, neut, ngai, nide, nids, nied, nies, nina, nine, nist, nits, nuda, nude, nung, nuns, nurd, nurs, nuts, rade, rads, rage, ragi, rags, raid, rain, rais, rait, rand, rane, rang, rann, rant, rast, rate, rats, ratu, raun, read, rean, redd, reds, regd, regs, regt, rein, reit, rend, renn, rent, rest, retd, rets, rgen, rias, ride, rids, ries, riga, rigs, rind, rine, ring, rins, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, rudd, rude, ruds, rued, ruen, rues, ruga, rugs, ruin, rund, rune, rung, runs, runt, rusa, ruse, rust, ruta, ruts, sade, sadi, sadr, sage, said, sain, sair, sand, sane, sang, sant, sard, sare, sari, sart, satd, sate, sati, saur, saut, sean, sear, seat, seir, seit, sena, send, sent, serg, sert, seta, sian, sida, side, sien, sier, sign, sina, sind, sine, sing, sire, sita, site, situ, snag, snar, sned, snig, snit, snug, snur, stad, stag, star, sted, steg, sten, ster, stge, stid, stie, stir, stra, stre, stud, stue, stug, stun, sudd, sude, sued, suer, suet, sugi, suid, suit, sune, sung, suni, sunn, sunt, sura, surd, sure, surg, tade, tads, taed, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tane, tang, tans, tare, tari, tarn, tars, tasu, taun, taur, taus, tead, tean, tear, teas, teds, tega, tegs, tegu, tend, teng, tens, tera, tern, tiar, tide, tids, tied, tien, tier, ties, tige, tigs, tind, tine, ting, tins, tire, trad, trag, tres, trid, trie, trig, trin, trna, true, trug, trun, tsia, tsun, tuan, tues, tugs, tuis, tuna, tund, tune, tung, tuns, turd, turn, uang, unai, unda, unde, ungt, unie, unis, unit, unta, uran, urde, urds, urea, ures, urge, uria, urna, urns, ursa, usar, used, user, utai, utas, utes, utis
3 Letter Words for Understanding
add, ade, ads, aer, aes, age, agr, ags, agt, aid, ain, air, ais, ait, and, ane, ann, ans, ant, anu, ard, are, arg, arn, ars, art, aru, ase, asg, ast, ate, aud, aug, dad, dae, dag, dan, dar, das, dat, dau, dds, ddt, dea, ded, deg, dei, den, der, des, det, dia, did, die, dig, din, dir, dis, dit, dna, dsr, dtd, dud, due, dug, dui, dun, dur, ead, ean, ear, eas, eat, eau, edd, eds, eir, end, eng, ens, era, erd, erg, ern, ers, ert, esd, esr, est, esu, eta, gad, gan, gar, gas, gat, gau, gds, ged, gen, ger, get, gid, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gnu, gra, grs, gtd, gte, gud, gue, gui, gun, gur, gus, gut, ida, ide, ids, ign, ind, ing, inn, ins, int, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, ita, itd, its, iud, nad, nae, nag, nar, nas, nat, nea, ned, neg, nei, net, nid, nie, nig, nis, nit, nne, nun, nur, nus, nut, rad, rag, rai, ran, ras, rat, rea, red, reg, rei, res, ria, rid, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rnd, rte, rti, rud, rue, rug, run, rut, sad, sag, sai, san, sar, sat, sau, sea, sed, seg, sei, sen, ser, set, sgd, sie, sig, sin, sir, sit, sri, sta, std, stg, str, sud, sue, sui, sun, sur, tad, tag, tai, tan, tar, tas, tau, tdr, tea, ted, teg, ten, ter, tes, tgn, tid, tie, tig, tin, tis, tiu, tng, tra, tri, trs, tsi, tua, tue, tug, tui, tun, tur, uds, ugs, ugt, uit, una, ung, uni, unn, uns, ura, urd, ure, urn, urs, usa, use, ust, uta, ute, uti, uts
Definitions for Understanding
[1] mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
[2] intellectual faculties; intelligence; mind: a quick understanding.
[3] superior power of discernment; enlightened intelligence: With her keen understanding she should have become a leader.
[4] knowledge of or familiarity with a particular thing; skill in dealing with or handling something: an understanding of accounting practice.
[5] a state of cooperative or mutually tolerant relations between people: To him, understanding and goodwill were the supreme virtues.
[6] a mutual agreement, especially of a private, unannounced, or tacit kind: They had an understanding about who would do the dishes.
[7] an agreement regulating joint activity or settling differences, often informal or preliminary in character: After hours of negotiation, no understanding on a new contract was reached.
[8] Philosophy . the power of abstract thought; logical power. Kantianism . the mental faculty resolving the sensory manifold into the transcendental unity of apperception.
[9] characterized by understanding; prompted by, based on, or demonstrating comprehension, intelligence, discernment, empathy, or the like: an understanding attitude.
[10] to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
[11] to be thoroughly familiar with; apprehend clearly the character, nature, or subtleties of: to understand a trade.
[12] to assign a meaning to; interpret: He understood her suggestion as a complaint.
[13] to grasp the significance, implications, or importance of: He does not understand responsibility.
[14] to regard as firmly communicated; take as agreed or settled: I understand that you will repay this loan in 30 days.
[15] to learn or hear: I understand that you are going out of town.
[16] to accept as true; believe: I understand that you are trying to be truthful, but you are wrong.
[17] to construe in a particular way: You are to understand the phrase literally.
[18] to supply mentally (something that is not expressed).
[19] to perceive what is meant; grasp the information conveyed: She told them about it in simple words, hoping they would understand.
[20] to accept tolerantly or sympathetically: If you can't do it, I'll understand.
[21] to have knowledge or background, as on a particular subject: He understands about boats.
[22] to have a systematic interpretation or rationale, as in a field or area of knowledge: He can repeat every rule in the book, but he just doesn't understand.
[23] the ability to learn, judge, make decisions, etc; intelligence or sense
[24] personal opinion or interpretation of a subject my understanding of your predicament
[25] a mutual agreement or compact, esp an informal or private one
[26] mainly British an unofficial engagement to be married
[27] philosophy archaic the mind, esp the faculty of reason
[28] on the understanding that with the condition that; providing
[29] sympathetic, tolerant, or wise towards people
[30] possessing judgment and intelligence
[31] (may take a clause as object) to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of I understand you ; I understand what you mean
[32] (may take a clause as object) to realize or grasp (something) he understands your position
[33] (tr; may take a clause as object) to assume, infer, or believe I understand you are thinking of marrying
[34] (tr) to know how to translate or read can you understand Spanish?
[35] (tr; may take a clause as object; often passive) to accept as a condition or proviso it is understood that children must be kept quiet
[36] (tr) to be sympathetic to or compatible with we understand each other
Words related to Understanding
sympathetic, generous, kindly, compassionate, perceptive, forgiving, considerate, empathetic, insight, perception, knowledge, intelligence, sense, awareness, realization, grasp, judgment, recognition, impression, interpretation
Words nearby Understanding
underspend, underspin, understaffed, understand, understandable, understanding, understate, understated, understatement, understeer, understock
Origin of Understanding
before 900; Middle English understanden, understonden, Old English understondan; cognate with Dutch onderstaan. See under-, stand
Other words from Understanding
un·der·stand·ing·ly , adverb
non·un·der·stand·ing , adjective, noun
non·un·der·stand·ing·ly , adverb
self-un·der·stand·ing , noun
pre·un·der·stand , verb, pre·un·der·stood, pre·un·der·stand·ing.
Word origin for Understanding
Old English understandan; related to Old Frisian understonda, Middle High German understān step under; see under , stand
Synonyms for Understanding
compassionate, considerate, empathetic, forgiving, generous, kindly, perceptive, sympathetic, discerning, forbearing, kind, patient, sensitive, responsive