Phrase guide

according to one's understanding

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

As far as one can understand with the data and knowledge available at the moment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: per one's understanding, as one understands it, by one's lights, according to one's lights

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 就......理解 (jiù... lǐjiě) — as far as one can understand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 在......看來 /在......看来 (zài... kànlái) — as far as one can understand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如......所知 (rú... suǒzhī) — as far as one can understand
  • Finnish: niin kuin joku ymmärtää — as far as one can understand
  • Finnish: tiettävästi — as far as one can understand
  • Polish: w mojej opinii — as far as one can understand
  • Portuguese: pelo que eu saiba — as far as one can understand
  • Portuguese: pelo que sei — as far as one can understand
  • Portuguese: pelo que eu sei — as far as one can understand
  • Russian: в ме́ру своего́ разуме́ния (v méru svojevó razuménija) — as far as one can understand
  • Russian: в ме́ру своего́ понима́ния (v méru svojevó ponimánija) — as far as one can understand
  • Spanish: según mi entender — as far as one can understand