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The phrase "ability to listen and understand" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's skills or qualities, particularly in contexts related to communication or interpersonal relationships.
Example: "Her ability to listen and understand the concerns of her colleagues makes her an effective team leader."
Alternatives: "capacity to hear and comprehend" or "skill in listening and grasping".
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Others depend on the ability to listen and understand what other people are feeling and needing.
Distress about your diagnosis and what it means for your future can impair your ability to listen and understand.
How has your leadership style evolved? A. I think as the years have gone on, I've really honed my ability to listen and understand everybody's story, and to help them build a story around their capabilities — a story that's open-ended, that plays to their strengths.
It you show a clear ability to listen and understand, you are showing a willingness to spend your self for their benefit, rather than wasting their (and your) time.
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True strength lies not in intolerance, inflexibility, and macho posturing, but rather in the ability to listen, and hear, and understand; and to incorporate the needs and feelings of others with one's own; to reflect and weigh the results of actions before taking them.
And she's there to listen and understand".
They're not going to be able to listen and understand.
We have to listen and understand.
We need government and donors to listen and understand us.
They felt happy if their friends were willing to sit with them even just to listen and understand them.
Ultimately, this is about an ability to listen and engage.
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