different between understanding vs arrangement

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nd??stand??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??stænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??
• Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing

Noun

understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
2. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
3. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.

4. (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
   1. An informal contract; mutual agreement.

   2. A reconciliation of differences.

5. (uncountable) Sympathy.

Derived terms

• peace that passeth understanding

Translations

See also

• intellection

Adjective

understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)

1. Showing compassion.
2. (dated) Knowing; skilful.

Translations

Verb

understanding

1. present participle of understand

English

Etymology

From French arrangement.

Morphologically arrange +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???e?nd??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?range?ment

Noun

arrangement (countable and uncountable, plural arrangements)

1. The act of arranging.
2. The manner of being arranged.
3. A collection of things that have been arranged.
4. A particular way in which items are organized.
5. (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
6. An agreement.
7. (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

Synonyms

• (particular way in which items are organized): configuration, constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition

Derived terms

• wheel arrangement

Related terms

• arrange

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French arrangement, derived from the verb arranger, hence Danish arrangere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??????m??]

Noun

arrangement n (singular definite arrangementet, plural indefinite arrangementer)

1. arrangement
2. event, party

Declension

Further reading

• “arrangement” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “arrangement” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French arrangement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.r?n.???m?nt/
• Hyphenation: ar?ran?ge?ment
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

arrangement n (plural arrangementen, diminutive arrangementje n)

1. (music) A musical arrangement.
2. A package deal, especially in relation to recreative services.

Related terms

• arrangeren

French

Etymology

arranger +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.????.m??/

Noun

arrangement m (plural arrangements)

1. arrangement

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French arrangement

Noun

arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement or arrangementer, definite plural arrangementa or arrangementene)

1. arrangement, event

Related terms

• arrangere

References

• “arrangement” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “arrangement” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French arrangement

Noun

arrangement n (definite singular arrangementet, indefinite plural arrangement, definite plural arrangementa)

1. arrangement, event

Related terms

• arrangere

References

• “arrangement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.