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understanding:
- compréhension; conception; intelligence; notion; ingéniosité; intellect; entente; esprit; génie
- compréhensif; avec beaucoup d'entendement
understand:
- comprendre; saisir; se rendre compte; voir; piger; concevoir; réaliser; interpréter; entendre; maîtriser; contrôler; maîtriser la matière
Wiktionary:
- understanding → compréhension, abord, entendement, entente, relation
- understanding → compréhensif
- understanding → rapport, accord, connaissance, raison, entente, consensus, convention, arrangement, connivence, accommodement, compréhensif, compréhensive
- understand → comprendre, entendre
- understand → comprendre, concevoir

English

Detailed Translations for understanding from English to French

understanding:

understanding [the ~] noun

the understanding (insight; perception)
la compréhension; la conception; l'intelligence; la notion; l'ingéniosité; l'intellect
- compréhension [la ~] noun
- conception [la ~] noun
- intelligence [la ~] noun
- notion [la ~] noun
- ingéniosité [la ~] noun
- intellect [le ~] noun
the understanding (comprehension; notion; grasp)
la compréhension
- compréhension [la ~] noun
the understanding
l'entente
- entente [la ~] noun
the understanding (discernment; insight; brain; notion)
la compréhension; la conception; l'intelligence; l'intellect
- compréhension [la ~] noun
- conception [la ~] noun
- intelligence [la ~] noun
- intellect [le ~] noun
the understanding (intellect; intelligence)
l'intelligence; l'ingéniosité; l'intellect; l'esprit; le génie
- intelligence [la ~] noun
- ingéniosité [la ~] noun
- intellect [le ~] noun
- esprit [le ~] noun
- génie [le ~] noun

understanding adj

understanding
compréhensif; avec beaucoup d'entendement
- compréhensif adj
- avec beaucoup d'entendement adj

Translation Matrix for understanding:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
compréhension	brain; comprehension; discernment; grasp; insight; notion; perception; understanding	ability to understand; acumen; acuteness; awareness; comprehension; concept; conception; consciousness; discernment; idea; intellectual grasp; keen perception; mental grasp; mind; notion; realisation; realization; reason; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
conception	brain; discernment; insight; notion; perception; understanding	ability to understand; angle; aspect; attitude; comprehension; concept; conception; conviction; creed; disposition; idea; image; inclination; intellectual grasp; interpretation; judgement; mental grasp; notion; opinion; outlook; perspective; point of view; reading; stand; thought; version; view; vision; way of thinking
entente	understanding	accord; alliance; brotherhood; concord; connection; connexion; conscencus; consensus; consensus of opinion; consonance; feeling of solidarity; harmony; restrictive trade practice; sentiment of unity; solidarity; togetherness; unanimity
esprit	intellect; intelligence; understanding	apparition; awareness; belief; brainpower; brilliance; creed; disposition; divine worship; drift; elf; faith; frame of mind; fun; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; humor; humour; inclination; ingenuity; intellect; intelligence; inventiveness; mental capacity; methylated spirit; mind; mood; nature; phantom; reason; religion; religious conviction; resourcefulness; sense; specter; spectre; spirit; spirits; spook; temper; tendency; thought
génie	intellect; intelligence; understanding	apparition; brainpower; bright spark; brilliance; frame of mind; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; humor; humour; ingenuity; intellect; intelligence; inventiveness; mastermind; mental capacity; mood; phantom; resourcefulness; sense; smart fellow; specter; spectre; spook; temper; thought
ingéniosité	insight; intellect; intelligence; perception; understanding	acumen; acuteness; adeptness; brainpower; brightness; brilliance; cleverness; discernment; dodge; genius; ingenuity; insight; intellect; intelligence; inventiveness; keen perception; mental capacity; quick-wittedness; resourcefulness; sagacity; sense; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; smartness; thought; wiliness
intellect	brain; discernment; insight; intellect; intelligence; notion; perception; understanding	apparition; brainpower; frame of mind; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; humor; humour; intellect; intellectual powers; intelligence; mental capacity; mood; phantom; sense; specter; spectre; spook; temper; thought
intelligence	brain; discernment; insight; intellect; intelligence; notion; perception; understanding	ability to understand; acumen; acuteness; adeptness; apparition; brainpower; brightness; brilliance; cleverness; comprehension; discernment; dodge; frame of mind; genius; ghost; ghostly apparition; hastiness; humor; humour; hurry; ingenuity; insight; intellect; intellectual grasp; intellectual powers; intelligence; inventiveness; keen perception; mental capacity; mental grasp; mood; phantom; quick-wittedness; resourcefulness; sagacity; sense; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; smartness; specter; spectre; spook; temper; thought; wiliness
notion	insight; perception; understanding	ability to understand; angle; aspect; attitude; awareness; comprehension; concept; conception; consciousness; idea; image; intellectual grasp; interpretation; mental grasp; notion; opinion; outlook; perspective; point of view; reading; realisation; realization; stand; thought; version; view; vision; way of thinking
-	agreement; apprehension; discernment; intellect; reason; savvy; sympathy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	brains; comprehension; wit
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
avec beaucoup d'entendement	understanding
compréhensif	understanding	forbearing; permissive; tolerant

Related Words for "understanding":

understandings, understandingly, understand

Synonyms for "understanding":

perceptive
apprehension; discernment; savvy; knowing
agreement; statement
sympathy; inclination; disposition; tendency
reason; intellect; faculty; mental faculty; module

Related Definitions for "understanding":

characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy¹
- an understanding friend¹
the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination¹
the cognitive condition of someone who understands¹
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect¹
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion¹
- I knew I could count on his understanding¹
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises¹
- there was an understanding between management and the workers¹

Wiktionary Translations for understanding:

understanding

noun

Mental process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, subjective by its nature
- understanding → compréhension
Ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer
- understanding → compréhension
Sympathy
- understanding → compréhension

understanding

noun

(vieilli) action d’arriver au bord, de toucher le rivage.
- abord → encounter; meeting; approach; acquaintance; familiarity; relation; understanding; connection; interrelation; relationship; access; admission; admittance; accession; entrance; entry; landing; acceptance; reception
philosophie|fr faculté par laquelle l’esprit concevoir.
- entendement → understanding; reason
interprétation qu’on donner à un mot, à une phrase équivoque et susceptible de plusieurs sens.
- entente → double entendre; understanding; alliance; accord; entente; concord
Relation entre personnes
- relation → relationship; understanding

adjective

À trier…
- compréhensif → understanding; comprehensive

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• understanding	→ rapport	↔ Beziehung — Verhältnis, in dem Menschen oder Organisationen zueinander stehen
• understanding	→ accord	↔ Einvernehmen — Einigkeit, Übereinstimmung
• understanding	→ connaissance	↔ Erkenntnis — Philosophie: das Abbild von Gegenständen und Sachverhalten im Bewusstsein; das durch Erkenntnisgewinnung entstandene Wissen; bei Kant das synthetisch-analytische Urteil
• understanding	→ raison	↔ Vernunft — das geistige Vermögen, womit ein Mensch die aufgenommenen Gegenstände in sich verarbeiten, d. h. Zusammenhänge zu erkennen, zu beurteilen, zu überschauen und sich dementsprechend sinnvoll und zweckmäßig zu verhalten
• understanding	→ entente; consensus; convention; arrangement; connivence; accommodement; accord	↔ Abmachung — eine mündliche oder schriftliche Vereinbarung, die bindend und wirksam ist
• understanding	→ compréhensif; compréhensive	↔ verständnisvoll — Verständnis und Einsicht zeigend

understanding form of understand:

to understand verb (understands, understood, understanding)

to understand (comprehend; grasp; get)
comprendre; saisir; se rendre compte; voir; piger; concevoir; réaliser
- comprendre verb (comprends, comprend, comprenons, comprenez, comprennent, comprenais, comprenait, comprenions, compreniez, comprenaient, compris, comprit, comprîmes, comprîtes, comprirent, comprendrai, comprendras, comprendra, comprendrons, comprendrez, comprendront)
- saisir verb (saisis, saisit, saisissons, saisissez, saisissent, saisissais, saisissait, saisissions, saisissiez, saisissaient, saisîmes, saisîtes, saisirent, saisirai, saisiras, saisira, saisirons, saisirez, saisiront)
- se rendre compte verb
- voir verb (vois, voit, voyons, voyez, voient, voyais, voyait, voyions, voyiez, voyaient, vis, vit, vîmes, vîtes, virent, verrai, verras, verra, verrons, verrez, verront)
- piger verb (pige, piges, pigeons, pigez, pigent, pigeais, pigeait, pigions, pigiez, pigeaient, pigeai, pigeas, pigea, pigeâmes, pigeâtes, pigèrent, pigerai, pigeras, pigera, pigerons, pigerez, pigeront)
- concevoir verb (conçois, conçoit, concevons, concevez, conçoivent, concevais, concevait, concevions, conceviez, concevaient, conçus, conçut, conçûmes, conçûtes, conçurent, concevrai, concevras, concevra, concevrons, concevrez, concevront)
- réaliser verb (réalise, réalises, réalisons, réalisez, réalisent, réalisais, réalisait, réalisions, réalisiez, réalisaient, réalisai, réalisas, réalisa, réalisâmes, réalisâtes, réalisèrent, réaliserai, réaliseras, réalisera, réaliserons, réaliserez, réaliseront)
to understand
comprendre; concevoir; saisir
- comprendre verb (comprends, comprend, comprenons, comprenez, comprennent, comprenais, comprenait, comprenions, compreniez, comprenaient, compris, comprit, comprîmes, comprîtes, comprirent, comprendrai, comprendras, comprendra, comprendrons, comprendrez, comprendront)
- concevoir verb (conçois, conçoit, concevons, concevez, conçoivent, concevais, concevait, concevions, conceviez, concevaient, conçus, conçut, conçûmes, conçûtes, conçurent, concevrai, concevras, concevra, concevrons, concevrez, concevront)
- saisir verb (saisis, saisit, saisissons, saisissez, saisissent, saisissais, saisissait, saisissions, saisissiez, saisissaient, saisîmes, saisîtes, saisirent, saisirai, saisiras, saisira, saisirons, saisirez, saisiront)
to understand (interpret; take up)
interpréter; entendre
- interpréter verb (interprète, interprètes, interprétons, interprétez, interprètent, interprétais, interprétait, interprétions, interprétiez, interprétaient, interprétai, interprétas, interpréta, interprétâmes, interprétâtes, interprétèrent, interpréterai, interpréteras, interprétera, interpréterons, interpréterez, interpréteront)
- entendre verb (entends, entend, entendons, entendez, entendent, entendais, entendait, entendions, entendiez, entendaient, entendis, entendit, entendîmes, entendîtes, entendirent, entendrai, entendras, entendra, entendrons, entendrez, entendront)
to understand (be on to; rumble to; see through)
comprendre; concevoir; saisir; entendre; piger
- comprendre verb (comprends, comprend, comprenons, comprenez, comprennent, comprenais, comprenait, comprenions, compreniez, comprenaient, compris, comprit, comprîmes, comprîtes, comprirent, comprendrai, comprendras, comprendra, comprendrons, comprendrez, comprendront)
- concevoir verb (conçois, conçoit, concevons, concevez, conçoivent, concevais, concevait, concevions, conceviez, concevaient, conçus, conçut, conçûmes, conçûtes, conçurent, concevrai, concevras, concevra, concevrons, concevrez, concevront)
- saisir verb (saisis, saisit, saisissons, saisissez, saisissent, saisissais, saisissait, saisissions, saisissiez, saisissaient, saisîmes, saisîtes, saisirent, saisirai, saisiras, saisira, saisirons, saisirez, saisiront)
- entendre verb (entends, entend, entendons, entendez, entendent, entendais, entendait, entendions, entendiez, entendaient, entendis, entendit, entendîmes, entendîtes, entendirent, entendrai, entendras, entendra, entendrons, entendrez, entendront)
- piger verb (pige, piges, pigeons, pigez, pigent, pigeais, pigeait, pigions, pigiez, pigeaient, pigeai, pigeas, pigea, pigeâmes, pigeâtes, pigèrent, pigerai, pigeras, pigera, pigerons, pigerez, pigeront)
to understand (have it taped)
maîtriser; contrôler; maîtriser la matière
- maîtriser verb (maîtrise, maîtrises, maîtrisons, maîtrisez, maîtrisent, maîtrisais, maîtrisait, maîtrisions, maîtrisiez, maîtrisaient, maîtrisai, maîtrisas, maîtrisa, maîtrisâmes, maîtrisâtes, maîtrisèrent, maîtriserai, maîtriseras, maîtrisera, maîtriserons, maîtriserez, maîtriseront)
- contrôler verb (contrôle, contrôles, contrôlons, contrôlez, contrôlent, contrôlais, contrôlait, contrôlions, contrôliez, contrôlaient, contrôlai, contrôlas, contrôla, contrôlâmes, contrôlâtes, contrôlèrent, contrôlerai, contrôleras, contrôlera, contrôlerons, contrôlerez, contrôleront)
- maîtriser la matière verb

Conjugations for understand:

present

understand
understand
understands
understand
understand
understand

simple past

understood
understood
understood
understood
understood
understood

present perfect

have understood
have understood
has understood
have understood
have understood
have understood

past continuous

was understanding
were understanding
was understanding
were understanding
were understanding
were understanding

future

shall understand
will understand
will understand
shall understand
will understand
will understand

continuous present

am understanding
are understanding
is understanding
are understanding
are understanding
are understanding

subjunctive

be understood
be understood
be understood
be understood
be understood
be understood

diverse

understand!
let's understand!
understood
understanding

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for understand:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
comprendre	be on to; comprehend; get; grasp; rumble to; see through; understand	be in sympathy with; comprise; conceive; confine; consist of; count in; dam; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; feel; feel empathy for; figure in; fill; imagine; include; intend; limit; look through; restrict; see through; sympathise; sympathize; take up space; think
concevoir	be on to; comprehend; get; grasp; rumble to; see through; understand	conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; contain; contrive; create; design; devise; estimate; get to know; grasp; hold; invent; make; manufacture; plan; plot; prepare; realise; realize; set up
contrôler	have it taped; understand	affirm; audit; be the one in control; check; check out; control; curb; dominate; examine; go through again; govern; have the upper hand; hear; inspect; investigate; look at; prove; restrain; scrutinise; scrutinize; test; trace; verify; view; watch
entendre	be on to; interpret; rumble to; see through; take up; understand	aim at; capture; catch; contain; get to know; grab; grasp; grip; hear; hear out; hold; learn; listen; listen to; mean; realise; realize; seize; trap
interpréter	interpret; take up; understand	act; act a part; cover; define; depict; describe; explain; expound; express; express oneself; give expression to; impersonate; interpret; perform; personify; play the role of; play-act; portray; recount; render; report; represent; reproduce; reveal oneself; say; speak; talk; tell; transcribe; translate; utter; ventilate
maîtriser	have it taped; understand	be the one in control; bring to submission; bring under control; check; confine; control; crush; curb; dam; dominate; embank; encapsulate; enclose; envelope; exercise authority; exert power; have the upper hand; keep back; keep in control; limit; moderate; order; overcome; overpower; overwhelm; pulverise; pulverize; recant; reign; restrain; restrict; retract; revoke; rub fine; rule; subdue; subject; suppress; take back; take possession of something; tame; withhold
maîtriser la matière	have it taped; understand
piger	be on to; comprehend; get; grasp; rumble to; see through; understand	look through; see through
réaliser	comprehend; get; grasp; understand	accomplish; achieve; act; attain; bring about; bring forth; capitalise; capitalize; carry out; come about; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; direct; do; effect; execute; gain; generate; get hold of; get one's hands on; invent; labor; labour; lay one's hands on; make; manufacture; obtain; prepare; produce; realise; realize; receive for one's portion; seize; seize upon; succeed; win; work
saisir	be on to; comprehend; get; grasp; rumble to; see through; understand	apprehend; arrest; captivate; capture; catch; catch on the way; chain; clamp; clasp; clutch; confiscate; contain; detain; dive in; enchain; enchant; enclose with the hands; enthral; enthrall; fall to; fascinate; get hold of; get one's hands on; get to know; grab; grasp; grip; hold; imprison; intercept; intrigue; lay one's hands on; look through; obtain; overcome by; pick up; realise; realize; receive; receive for one's portion; see through; seize; seize upon; serve oneself; shackle; strike; take; take hold of; take in custody; take prisoner; trap
se rendre compte	comprehend; get; grasp; understand	contain; get to know; grasp; hold; realise; realize
voir	comprehend; get; grasp; understand	attend; become aware of; behold; cast an eye on; check; contain; control; examine; feel; find; get to know; glance; go through; grasp; hold; inspect; look; look at; look on; notice; observe; perceive; realise; realize; scrutinise; scrutinize; see; see in; sense; verify; view; watch; witness
-	empathise; empathize; infer; interpret; read; realise; realize; see; sympathise; sympathize; translate
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	gather

Related Words for "understand":

understanding, understandable, understander

Synonyms for "understand":

realize; realise; see
read; interpret; translate
infer; believe
sympathize; sympathise; empathize; empathise

Related Definitions for "understand":

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of¹
- She did not understand her husband¹
- I understand what she means¹
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally¹
- I don't understand the idea¹
believe to be the case¹
- I understand you have no previous experience?¹
make sense of a language¹
- She understands French¹
be understanding of¹
- You don't need to explain--I understand!¹

Wiktionary Translations for understand:

understand

verb

to be aware of the meaning of
- understand → comprendre; entendre