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understandingly

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un·der·stand·ing  (ndr-stndng)
n.
1. The quality or condition of one who understands; comprehension.
2. The faculty by which one understands; intelligence. See Synonyms at reason.
3. Individual or specified judgment or outlook; opinion.
4.
a. A compact implicit between two or more people or groups.
b. The matter implicit in such a compact.
5. A reconciliation of differences; a state of agreement: They finally reached an understanding.
6. A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy.
adj.
1. Characterized by or having comprehension, good sense, or discernment.
2. Compassionate; sympathetic.

under·standing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.understandinglyunderstandingly - with understanding; "she nodded understandingly"
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understandingly [ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋlɪ] ADVcon comprensión, de manera comprensiva
understandingly


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He looked at us understandingly, then took grandmother's hand and bent over it.
He took the laboratory proofs on faith, and his intense power of vision enabled him to see the reactions of chemicals more understandingly than the average student saw them in the laboratory.
Leslie was the only one who sympathised understandingly with Anne.
 
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