understand
verb (used with object)
to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend.
were understanding
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past progressiveof understand.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I think we drove much more cost into the project than people perhaps were understanding at the time,” he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
Can you tell me how you understood how people were understanding Clover and Jotter as women in botany, a field that is thought of as women galavanting in gardens collecting flower pressings.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 5, 2023
Meanwhile, the family of 4-year-old Ariel says school officials were understanding of her gender identity in kindergarten and protected her from “stigmatizing experiences,” including by allowing her to use the girls restroom.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
They were understanding to let it kind of happen or at least get the wheels turning on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2021
Although most of the kids at school were understanding, some of them also had trouble with it.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
