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understood

[uhn-der-stood]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.”

understood

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verb

the past tense and past participle of understand

adjective

implied or inferred
taken for granted; assumed

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Other Word Forms

half-understood adjective
nonunderstood adjective
self-understood adjective
well-understood adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of understood¹

First recorded in 1600–10, for the adjective

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He said while he understood the need for price increases more would have been needed to help support the business, in his opinion.

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I know, during oral argument, there was a broader range of conversation happening than what I understood to be the actual centerpiece of the case.

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I didn’t feel threatened coming downtown because I understood the cause.

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The book was translated in the year of the Spanish Armada – when Elizabeth I was monarch – by Bishop William Morgan as part of an effort to bring scriptures to people in languages they understood.

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"It is important that the fate of pesticides and other chemicals in the environment is understood, in order to protect drinking water sources."

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