understanding
Definitions
Noun
- The cognitive condition of someone who understands
- The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
- An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
Verb
- Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- Make sense of a language
- Believe to be the case
- Be understanding of
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "understanding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understanding | 4 | 121 |
| 2 | misunderstanding | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | misunderstandings | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | understandings | 4 | 1 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "understanding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unconvincing | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | unsuspecting | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | undetermining | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "understanding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand | 3 | 137 |
| 2 | standing | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | outstanding | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | misunderstanding | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | understands | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | undertaking | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | undertakings | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | unending | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | underlining | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | understandings | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | misunderstandings | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | upstanding | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | misunderstand | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | understated | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | undermining | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | understating | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | underfunding | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | underestimating | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | grandstanding | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | underpaying | 4 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "understanding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understanding of | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | understanding propaganda | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | understanding and | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | understanding the | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "understanding" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "understanding" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "understanding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 4
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 4
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 14
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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