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

/ ˌʌndəˈstʊd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of understand

adjective

1. implied or inferred
2. taken for granted; assumed

Other Words From

• half-un·der·stood adjective
• nonun·der·stood adjective
• self-under·stood adjective
• well-under·stood adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of understood¹

First recorded in 1600–10, for the adjective

Example Sentences

She returned to public duties last week, but is understood to still be under the weather after a busy week of engagements.

From BBC

"It is a very small theory, not a huge model of the mind, but it completely flips the switch on some phenomena we thought we understood."

From Science Daily

Reporting on the memo, the NFL website said it was understood the criminal organisation "use public records to find players' addresses and conduct extensive surveillance".

From BBC

“They didn’t want the report to go public,” Frank says, “and after we read it, we understood why.”

From Science Magazine

On Thursday, Trump posted on social media that he remained supportive of Gaetz but understood his decision to withdraw.

From BBC