understanding
The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
Example
“There are certain things that defy human understanding.”
Other meanings
reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
“She has a solid understanding of particle physics.”
opinion, judgement or outlook.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "understanding" (intelligence, understanding).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “understanding” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.