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Definition of understanding adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

understanding

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˌʌndərˈstændɪŋ//
 
 
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showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to forgive them when they do something wrong synonym sympathetic She has very understanding parents.
un‧der‧stand‧ing‧ly
 
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adverb
understand verb (misunderstand)understandable adjectivemisunderstood adjectiveunderstanding adjective noun (misunderstanding)
See understanding in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary