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forståelse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comprehension noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  • understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.

Senses

forståelse is used for these senses in English:

  • comprehension A thorough understanding.
  • understanding (countable) Reason or intelligence; ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge; ability to infer.
  • understanding An informal contract; a mutual agreement.

comprehension — full definition

  1. noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  2. noun (education) An exercise that tests a reader's understanding of a passage of text.

understanding — full definition

  1. noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
  2. noun An informal agreement between people.
  3. adjective Showing sympathy and willingness to tolerate someone's situation or mistakes.

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