Understood vs. Understand

Understoodadjective

Having been comprehended.

Understoodverb

simple past tense and past participle of understand

Understoodinterjection

Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

Understood

imp. & p. p. of Understand.

Understoodadjective

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation;

Understoodadjective

indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;

Understandverb

(transitive) To be aware of the meaning of.

Understandverb

To believe, based on information.

Understandverb

To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.

Understandverb

To stand under; to support.

Understandverb

One who supports others in such performances as the human pyramid.

Understandverb

To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.

Understandverb

To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.

Understandverb

To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain.

Understandverb

To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume.

Understandverb

To stand under; to support.

Understandverb

To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.

Understandverb

To be informed; to have or receive knowledge.

Understandverb

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of;

Understandverb

perceive (an idea or situation) mentally;

Understandverb

make sense of a language;

Understandverb

believe to be the case;

Understandverb

be understanding of;

Understandverb

perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker)

Understandverb

perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of

Understandverb

interpret or view (something) in a particular way

Understandverb

infer something from information received (often used as a polite formula in conversation)

Understandverb

regard (a missing word, phrase, or idea) as present

Understandverb

assume to be the case; take for granted

Understandverb

be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of