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understood

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un·der·stood  (ndr-std)
v.
Past tense and past participle of understand.
adj.
1. Agreed on; assumed: the understood conditions of troop withdrawal.
2. Not expressed in writing; implied: the understood provisos of a custody agreement.

understood
Verb
the past of understand
Adjective
1. implied or inferred
2. taken for granted
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.understoodunderstood - fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation; "the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear"
ununderstood - not understood; "should not tamely submit to the unpredictable and ununderstood cycles of wars"- Psychiatry
2.understoodunderstood - implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
implicit, inexplicit - implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn"

understood
adjective 1. assumed, presumed, accepted, taken for granted
adjective 2. implied, implicit, unspoken, inferred, tacit, unstated
Translations

understood [ʌndəˈstud] pt, pp of understand
adjentendido (= implied): it is understood that → se sobreentiende que
understood [ʌndəˈstud] pt, pp of understand
adjentendu(e) (= implied); sous-entendu(e)
understood [ʌndəˈstud] pt, pp of understand
adj (= agreed) → abgemacht (= implied); impliziert
understood [ʌndəˈstud] pt, pp of understand
adjinteso/a (= implied); sottinteso/a

understood understand

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She understood that he was thanking her for having said she loved him.
The next day I set him to work beating some corn out, and sifting it in the manner I used to do, as I observed before; and he soon understood how to do it as well as I, especially after he had seen what the meaning of it was, and that it was to make bread of; for after that I let him see me make my bread, and bake it too; and in a little time Friday was able to do all the work for me as well as I could do it myself.
He seemed astonished too on finding her alone, and apologised for his intrusion by letting her know that he had understood all the ladies were to be within.
 
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