understood
UK/ʌndəˈstʊd/
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British/ʌndəˈstɵd/
understood adjective: having been comprehended. Also the simple past and past participle of understand.
Adjective
understood (comparative more understood, superlative most understood)
- Having been comprehended.
Interjection
- Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
Also used as
understood is also the simple past and past participle of understand.
understood meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
understood in Hindi
- समझ में आया
understood in Tamil
- புரிந்தது, புரிந்துகொண்டது
understood in Marathi
- समजून घेतले, समजली, समजला
understood in Urdu
- سمجھ گئے
More languagesFewer languages
- understood in Bengali
- বুঝতে পেরেছে, বোঝা গেল
- understood in Telugu
- అర్థం చేసుకున్నారు, అర్థమైంది
- understood in Malayalam
- മനസ്സിലാക്കി, മനസിലായി
- understood in Kannada
- ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು, ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ
- understood in Punjabi
- ਸਮਝ ਗਿਆ, ਸਮਝ ਗਏ, ਸਮਝ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਇਆ
- understood in Gujarati
- સમજી ગયા, સમજાયું
- understood in Odia
- ବୁଝିଛି
- understood in Arabic
- مَفْهُوم mafhūm
Examples of understood in a sentence
- He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.
- He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.
- Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.
Forms of understood
| comparative | more understood |
|---|---|
| superlative | most understood |
Words formed from understood
Phrases with understood
Words that rhyme with understood
Questions about understood
- What does understood mean?
- Understood means having been comprehended.
- What is understood in Hindi?
- Understood in Hindi is समझ में आया. See Understood meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is understood?
- Understood can be an adjective or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce understood?
- Understood is pronounced /ʌndəˈstʊd/ (UK).
Words near understood in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: understood (page history and authors); understood (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); understood (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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