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understood

  • /ʌndəˈstʊd/ UK
  • /ʌndəˈstɵd/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ʊndəˈstʊd/ Northern England
  • /ʌndɚˈstʊd/ Canada, US
  • /ɐndəˈstʊd/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ʌndəɾˈstʉd/ Scotland
  • /ʌndəɻˈstʉd/ Northern Ireland

Rhymes with -ʊd

adjective more understood · most understood

  1. Having been comprehended.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of understand Three crewmembers are understood to have been injured in the explosion.

interjection

  1. Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: comprehended, implied, implicit, appreciated, taken, tacit, silent, inexplicit, interpreted, comprehension, comprehensible, intelligible, clarified, know, informed, realize

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adj comprehended

Españolentendido
日本語分かった wakatta, 了解 ryoukai, 理解された rikai-sare-ta
Françaiscompris
Deutschverstanden, begriffen, zur Kenntnis genommen
Românăînțeles
العربيةمَفْهُوم mafhūm

intj indication of comprehension

Españolentendido
日本語分かった wakatta, 了解 ryōkai, 分かりました wakarimashita
Portuguêsentendido, entendi
Françaiscompris
Русскийпонял ponjal, поня́тно ponjátno

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"understood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/understood.

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@misc{understood_2026,
  title = {understood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/understood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}