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un·der·stood
 understood
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- verb, adjective
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"Understood" is the past tense and past participle of "understand."
I understood the question, but I still don't know how to answer it. |
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adjective |
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When something is understood, it is something that is agreed on by people even if there is actually no rule about it, or even if people have never talked about it.
It's understood around here that you say hello when you meet a neighbor on the street or in their yard. People would think it's very strange if you didn't say hello.- similar words:
- silent
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