understood
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
How often you will meet it
Rank 823 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 22,037 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements also: silent, tacit gave silent consenta tacit agreement
understood in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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As he bathed and dressed his sense of strangeness grew, and he understood why.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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The man with him was a stranger, and Jason understood better now what was going on.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Afterwards, when I knew him better, I understood his apparent unconcern of any suggestion counter to his own.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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The girl sitting in the window of Durfee understood thoroughly the character and the chances of the day.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Some comfort would it be to resound my woes where I am understood, and beg assistance where I might hope for relief.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1