understanding1 Pronunciation: /ˈʌndərˈstændɪŋ; ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ/Translate understanding | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of understandingn 1 u a (grasp) entendimiento (m) b (interpretation) interpretación (f) c (sympathy) comprensión (f) 2 c (agreement, arrangement) acuerdo (m) we had an understanding that … = habíamos convenido que … 3 u on the understanding that = bien entendido queunderstanding in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of understanding in the British & World English dictionary Definition of understanding in the US English dictionary