UNDERSTANDING

Hello again everyone and welcome back, once again, to the Daily Vitamin.

Today's word is: understanding

It means: to show that you understand or care about someone else's problems. It is a synonym for sympathetic. The translation to Spanish for understanding is comprensivo.

This word is sometimes incorrectly translated into English as comprehensive. However, comprehensive means to include everything. For example, a comprehensive study of the job market.

Example 1:
When I lost my mother's antique vase, I thought she would be angry. However, she was very understanding and told me not to worry about it.

Example 2: 
The receptionist explained that the product imperfections were the fault of the manufacturer. But the client was not at all understanding and demanded an immediate refund from her.

If you are an English student, you will be more familiar with the verb form to understand:

Example 3:
I don't understand why Catherine wants to be a psychologist. She's not a very understanding kind of person.

As always, I encourage you to get some writing practice by writing your own sentence (or two) with today's word. You can post your sentences to one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about your writing ASAP.

Have a good day!