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understood

[uhn-der-stood]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of understand.



adjective

  1. agreed upon; known in advance; assented to.

    It is the understood policy of this establishment to limit credit.

  2. implied but not stated; left unexpressed.

    The understood meaning of a danger sign is “Do not approach.”

understood

/ ˌʌԻəˈʊ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of understand

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. implied or inferred

  2. taken for granted; assumed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • half-understood adjective
  • nonunderstood adjective
  • self-understood adjective
  • well-understood adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of understood1

First recorded in 1600–10, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

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One of the labour suppliers is understood to remain suspended from new contracts while inquiries continue.

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It is understood that rescue teams were immediately dispatched and a coordinated operation to retrieve the bodies has been carried out with local police.

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Al Hassan is also understood to have provided possible locations for the journalist's body.

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It turned out that when people actually understood that they would have to take responsibility for their private accounts and invest them in the stock market, they didn't want the risk.

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"He never understood the impact he had on so many people all over the world," she added.

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