understood

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US /ˌʌndɚˈstʊd/ UK /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/ See IPA manual

adj verb

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adj
comprehended; or implied without being expressed

The terms were understood by both parties before signing.

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1 adj · comprehended; or implied... comprehendedgrasped implied tacit implicit assumed

Opposites

misunderstood explicit stated

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Related forms understand understanding misunderstood

Etymology

Past tense and participle of understand, from Old English understandan ('to comprehend'), literally 'to stand among', from under- + standan ('to stand').

under Old English standan Old English *sta- Proto-Indo-European

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# understood

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** ˌʌndɚˈstʊd
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌndəˈstʊd

## Meanings
1. comprehended; or implied without being expressed

## Examples
- The terms were understood by both parties before signing.

## Synonyms
- comprehended
- grasped
- implied
- tacit
- implicit
- assumed

## Antonyms
- misunderstood
- explicit
- stated

## Related Forms
- understand
- understanding
- misunderstood

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: under
- Root: standan
- Root: *sta-

## Etymology
Past tense and participle of understand, from Old English understandan ('to comprehend'), literally 'to stand among', from under- + standan ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Understood has this etymological development: Past tense and participle of understand, from Old English understandan ('to comprehend'), literally 'to stand among', from under- + standan ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include under (Old English), standan (Old English), and *sta- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the under- element contributes the sense of beneath, lower rank, concealment, or insufficiency, depending on the base it modifies. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers comprehended; or implied without being expressed. The wider family includes related words such as understand, understanding, and misunderstood.

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