understood

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UK/ʌndəˈstʊd/British, Southern, Standard/ʌndəˈstɵd/Northern England/ʊndəˈstʊd/Canada, US/ʌndɚˈstʊd/

adjective

Having been comprehended.

“Three crewmembers are understood to have been injured in the explosion.”

Similar
appreciatedapprehendedcomprehendedinterpretedtakensilenttacitimplicit
Opposite
ununderstood
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Meanings

adjectiveunderstood (comparative more understood, superlative most understood)

comparative more understood · superlative most understood

  1. Having been comprehended.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

Similar
appreciatedapprehendedcomprehendedinterpretedtaken
Opposite
ununderstood

adjectiveimplied by or inferred from actions or statements

Similar
silenttacitimplicitinexplicit
Also see
appreciatedapprehendedassumedcomprehendedimplicitinexplicitinterpretedpoint takenseensilenttacittaken

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَفْهُوم
  • مَفْهُوم (mafhūm)comprehended
Dutch verstaan, begrepen
  • verstaancomprehended
  • begrepencomprehended
  • begrepenindication of comprehension
French compris, compris
  • compriscomprehended
  • comprisindication of comprehension
German verstanden, begriffen
  • verstandencomprehended
  • begriffencomprehended
  • zur Kenntnis genommencomprehended
Japanese 分かった, 了解
  • 分かった (wakatta)comprehended
  • 了解 (ryoukai)comprehended
  • 理解された (rikai-sare-ta)comprehended
  • 分かった (wakatta)indication of comprehension
  • 了解 (ryōkai)indication of comprehension
  • 分かりました (wakarimashita)indication of comprehension
Māori aroā, arowā
  • aroācomprehended
  • arowācomprehended
  • whekoricomprehended
  • whēirocomprehended
  • whēiroirocomprehended
  • pūrangiahocomprehended
Portuguese entendido, entendi
  • entendidoindication of comprehension
  • entendiindication of comprehension
Romanian înțeles
  • înțelescomprehended
Russian понял, поня́тно
  • понял (ponjal)indication of comprehension
  • поня́тно (ponjátno)indication of comprehension
Spanish entendido, entendido
  • entendidocomprehended
  • entendidoindication of comprehension
Swedish förstått, uppfattat
  • förståttcomprehended
  • uppfattatindication of comprehension
Ukrainian зрозумі́ло
  • зрозумі́ло (zrozumílo)indication of comprehension

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with understood

wouldshouldcouldbloodhoodlikelihoodunderwoodmisunderstoodfirewooddeadwoodpudcudgit gudhold good-hoodunwithstood
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Cite this entry
APA

understood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/understood

MLA

“understood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/understood. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “understood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/understood.

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