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you understood

you understood noun: the unstated subject of a command sentence, where it is assumed the subject is the person to whom the command is directed.

Noun

you understood (uncountable)

  1. The unstated subject of a command sentence, where it is assumed the subject is the person to whom the command is directed.
    • [The subject of the] sentence is you-understood. The word you usually does not appear before the imperative verb. The reader or listener simply understands that you is implied. Here are a few examples to get you thinking: Eat a balanced diet.[…]2011 March 16, Geraldine Woods, English Grammar For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Questions about you understood

What does you understood mean?
You understood means the unstated subject of a command sentence, where it is assumed the subject is the person to whom the command is directed.
What part of speech is you understood?
You understood is a noun.

Words near you understood in the dictionary

  1. you snooze you lose
  2. you tell me
  3. you the birthday
  4. you think
  5. you think what
  6. you understood
  7. you want a cookie
  8. you want a piece of me
  9. you welcome
  10. you were saying
  11. you what

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