an understanding supervisor
understanding
/ˌən-dər-ˈstan-diŋ/
noun
a mental grasp : comprehension
the power of comprehending; especially : the capacity to apprehend general relations of particulars
the power to make experience intelligible by applying concepts and categories
adjective
endowed with understanding : tolerant, sympathetic
knowing, intelligent
verb
to grasp the meaning of
to grasp the reasonableness of
to have thorough or technical acquaintance with or expertness in the practice of
understand Russian
his behavior is hard to understand
understand comprehend appreciate mean to have a clear or complete idea of. understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable. understand may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something. comprehend may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually.