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understood

/ʌndɚˈstʊd/verb, adjective3 syllables

Understood means: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally.

Synonyms for understood29

verb, as in perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

understand, realize, realise, see, visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, figure, picture, image

verb, as in be understanding of

sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand

verb, as in make sense of a language

understand, read, interpret, translate

verb, as in believe to be the case

understand, infer

verb, as in know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

understand

adjective, as in fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

appreciated, apprehended, comprehended, interpreted, taken

adjective, as in implied by or inferred from actions or statements

silent, tacit, implicit, inexplicit

Opposites of understood

ununderstood

What does understood mean?7

verb

1

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally“Now I see!”

2

be understanding of“You don't need to explain — I understand!”

3

make sense of a language“She understands French”

4

believe to be the case“I understand you have no previous experience?”

5

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of“She did not understand her husband”

adjective

1

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation“the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear”

2

implied by or inferred from actions or statements“gave silent consent”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with understood?8

one syllable

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four syllables

misunderstood
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Understood in a sentence

  • Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.al_ex_an_der
  • Everybody has a brain, but many haven't understood the instructions.dimitris
  • If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet.carlosalberto
  • Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.Asynja
  • Even having understood, it is a difficult theory to explain.LB
  • Matthew understands me, and it's so nice to be understood.Hybrid
  • In life, nothing is to be feared, everything is to be understood.carlosalberto
  • Those who understood are already gone, there are only idiots left.Igider

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