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UNDERSTOOD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Example:
the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
implicit; inexplicit (implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
Example:
the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear
Classified under:
Similar:
appreciated; apprehended; comprehended (fully understood or grasped)
interpreted; taken (understood in a certain way; made sense of)
Antonym:
ununderstood (not understood)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb understand
Context examples:
That was understood, and I trusted you.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The stranger learned about twenty words at the first lesson; most of them, indeed, were those which I had before understood, but I profited by the others.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
I don't believe they ever understood how the fellow I shot came by his hurt.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Of course, I understood that he would repeat the attempt whenever it could be done with safety.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Although its mechanism of action is not fully understood, busulfan appears to act through the alkylation of DNA.
(Busulfan, NCI Thesaurus)
Mrs Smith looked at her again, looked earnestly, smiled, shook her head, and exclaimed—Now, how I do wish I understood you!
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The scientists group's work focuses on URI, a protein whose functions are not fully understood.
(New Way Discovered for Protecting against High-Dose Radiation Damage, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Maybe they share pathways and elements of a common — and so far, not completely understood — bioelectrical code.
(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Intriguingly, the team also found a wave-like feature in the dust, which is not yet fully understood.
(The Strange Structures of the Saturn Nebula, ESO)
He hasn't understood a word of it.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
