understood

adjectiveverbinterjectioncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ʌndəˈstʊd//
United Kingdom//ʌndəˈstɵd//
Canada//ʌndɚˈstʊd//
Australia//ɐndəˈstʊd//
//ʊndəˈstʊd//

Having been comprehended.

adjective

1
Having been comprehended.

verb

1
Also a form of understandsimple past and past participle of understand
Three crewmembers are understood to have been injured in the explosion.

interjection

1
Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

Forms

comparative: more understood
superlative: most understood

understandable · Capable of being understood; comprehensible.understanding · The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental…understatement · A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller…

understood · Having been comprehended.

undertake · To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on.undertaker · A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage…undertaking · The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

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