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[ uhn-der-stoo d ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌʌn dərˈstʊd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb simple past tense and past participle of understand.
adjective agreed upon; known in advance; assented to: It is the understood policy of this establishment to limit credit.
implied but not stated; left unexpressed: The understood meaning of a danger sign is “Do not approach.”
OTHER WORDS FROM understood half-un·der·stood, adjective non·un·der·stood, adjective self-un·der·stood, adjective well-un·der·stood, adjective Words nearby understood understate, understated, understatement, understeer, understock, understood , understorey, understory, understrapper, understratum, understrength
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Example sentences from the Web for understood What it endangers is a narrow conception of Russian power, understood through the eyes of its dictatorial leader.
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One understood why Joan Fontaine stayed with him no matter what.
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In an instant the whips ceased to fall and the man with the dead soul saw all the Earth before him—and understood .
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Celestine looked at the man behind his glasses, and understood the matter.
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"Never," replied our host in such a way that any but a fool must have understood that he desired nothing less than such a meeting.
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"You must not fatigue him," he said to Julien, who understood that he was the nephew.
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He urged me, as I understood it, to come downstairs and admire a man that was in the street.
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British Dictionary definitions for understood verb the past tense and past participle of understand
adjective implied or inferred
taken for granted; assumed
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Words related to understood pat, inferred, implied, known, accepted, unsaid, appreciated, presumed, axiomatic, inferential, tacit, unexpressed, unspoken, roger, undeclared, down pat, on to, unstated, wordless