Origin of "Seek first to understand, then to be understood"
2014年5月21日 · Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood. What is the origin of this phrase? My guess is that it was inspired by the Prayer of Saint Francis which contains these …
How can I politely express that "I have understood"?
2014年2月7日 · Often the best way to indicate that you have understood is to summarize in one sentence what your understanding will lead you to do next. e.g., "I understand. I will get back …
I have never understood a word Alice "has said" or "said"
2016年2月12日 · I have never understood [in the present, and I am still thinking about it, what Alice said [one time in the past. VERSUS I have never understood [in the present and am still …
“Is this understanding correct?” anything more polite than this?
2012年8月2日 · To confirm whether you have understood the client's issue, the question is fine, if not particularly idiomatic. So, you have problems A and B, and you need to do C as well. Is …
idioms - Expressions to describe having immediately understood …
2014年8月8日 · To "get" something is to understand something; to say to someone "I get you" or "I know you" is to say "I understand you on a fundamental level" (usually intuitively rather than …
"understand" or "understood"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
It is less confrontational than "understand" (maybe it implies that, if the listener doesn't understand, it is because the speaker was not making any sense). – Kosmonaut Commented …
Word that means "you have read, understand, and agree to a …
I'm looking for a word or phrase that means "to sign something to acknowledge that you have read and understand a document". Examples (where the blank is the word or phrase I'm …
phrases - "More twisted than a neurotic pretzel" - English …
I remember reading an article in cnet.com with the above phrase used in the first sentence. I can understand the phrase "twisted as a pretzel" as pretzels are twisted by design. But, what does …
Logical meaning of the word "understand" - English Language
The modern form understood came into use in the latter part of the 16th cent., and was usual by 1600. ] So understand means to stand under (we would now say "stand behind" as a more …
word choice - How to ask somebody for explanation politely
2014年9月24日 · Asking somebody to clarify something implies that you understand the broad strokes but want more detail about a particular topic. Of course, that's a distinction that can …