Betekenis van understanding In het Nederlands

• 0 knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works:

  • She doesn't have any understanding of politics/human nature/what it takes to be a good manager.

  • My understanding of the agreement (= what I think it means) is that they will pay $50,000 over two years.

• 1 a positive relationship between two people or groups in which they feel sympathy for each other:

  • For peace to exist in the region there needs to be a much improved understanding between all the parties concerned.

• 2 an informal agreement between people:

  • It took several hours of discussion before they could come to/reach an understanding.

  • We bought the sofa on the understanding that we could return it if it didn't fit in the room.

• 3 An understanding person who has the ability to know how other people are feeling, and can forgive them if they do something wrong:

  • He had expected her to be horrified, but she was actually very understanding.

• 4 something that you have reason to believe:

  • [ + that clause ] Ours was a generation brought up with the understanding (= belief) that science meant progress.

  • The two sides have come to/reached an understanding about the sale of the house.

• 5 knowledge of a particular thing:

  • He doesn’t have any real understanding of mathematics.

  • The values he had in mind were simply family love and understanding.

• 6 sympathetic and caring:

  • an understanding friend

• 7 an informal agreement:

  • Taiwan and Hong Kong reached an understanding for a five-year commercial air agreement.