Understood meaning

ŭn'dər-sto͝od'
Understood is defined as to have known or realized the meaning.

An example of understood is to have grasped the concepts of the quadratic equation.

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The definition of understood is agreed upon.

An example of understood are the conditions that had already been voted upon by the committee before voting on the major issue; the understood conditions.

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Agreed on; assumed.

The understood conditions of troop withdrawal.

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Not expressed in writing; implied.

The understood provisos of a custody agreement.

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Known; comprehended.
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Agreed upon.
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Implied but not expressed.
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Of things which have been comprehended.
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Simple past tense and past participle of understand.
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Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
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Sentence Examples

  • The girl understood and began to clear them.

  • But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name.

  • He stood at the back, and, though he had heard hardly anything, understood everything in his own way.

  • "I understood," he replied with a smile.

  • He didn't know if he understood what he was doing.

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