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un·der·stood
(ŭn′dər-sto͝od′)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.
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understood
(ˌʌndəˈstʊd)vb
the past tense and past participle of understand
adj
1. implied or inferred
2. taken for granted; assumed
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un•der•stood
(ˌʌn dərˈstʊd)v.
1. pt. and pp. of understand.
adj. 2. agreed upon by all parties.
3. implied but not stated: The understood meaning of a danger sign is “Keep away.”
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understood
- transpicuous - Describing something easily seen through or understood.
- passive vocabulary - Contains lexemes we know and understand but do no actively use (in writing or speech).
- scrutable - Describing that which can be understood through scrutiny.
- esoteric - Its root sense is "for the initiates of a religious mystery," and it means "confined to or understood by just a few people."
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Adj. 1. [画像:understood - fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation]understood - 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. understood - 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"
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understood
adjective
1. assumed, presumed, accepted, taken for granted The management is understood to be very unwilling to agree.
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understood
pret, ptp of understandadj
(= clear) → klar ; to make oneself understood → sich verständlich machen ; do I make myself understood? → ist das klar?; I wish it to be understood that ... → ich möchte klarstellen, dass ...; (is that) understood? → (ist das) klar?; understood! → gut!
(= agreed) it was understood between them that ... → sie hatten eine Vereinbarung, dass ...; I thought that was understood! → ich dachte, das sei klar ; certain things always have to be understood in a relationship → einige Dinge sollten in einer Beziehung immer stillschweigend vorausgesetzt werden or immer von vornherein klar sein
(= believed) → angenommen, geglaubt ; he is understood to have left → es heißt, dass er gegangen ist; it is understood that ... → es heißt or man hört, dass ...; he let it be understood that ... → er gab zu verstehen, dass ...
pred (Gram) → ausgelassen
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understand
(andəˈstӕnd) verb – past tense, past participle ˌunderˈstood (-ˈstud) –1. to see or know the meaning of (something). I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you. verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам compreender (po)rozumět verstehen forstå καταλαβαίνω, κατανοώ comprender, entender aru saama فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना razumjeti (meg)ért mengerti skilja capire, comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti saprast faham begrijpen, verstaan forstå, skjønne, oppfatte zrozumieć پوهيدل، رسيدل: اټكليدل compreender a înţelege понимать pochopiť, (po)rozumieť razumeti razumeti förstå เข้าใจ anlamak 理解 розуміти سمجھنا hiểu được ý 懂,知道
2. to know (eg a person) thoroughly. She understands children/dogs. verstaan يَتَفَهَّم познавам compreender mít pochopení sich verstehen auf forstå καταλαβαίνω σε βάθος (π.χ. ένα πρόσωπο) comprender, entender mõistma کاملاً آشنایی داشتن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין जानकारी रखना poznavati megért; alaposan ismer memahami skilja capire よく知っている 정통하다 nusimanyti apie, suprasti pazīt; izprast; saprasties memahami begrijpen forstå, kjenne, skjønne znać się پوهيدل compreender a cunoaşte уметь обращаться rozumieť poznati razumeti förstå sig på รู้เรื่อง anlamak 瞭解(一個人等) розуміти جاننا hiểu, nhận thức được 理解
3. to learn or realize (something), eg from information received. At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today. begryp يُدْرِك подразбирам entender dovědět se, vyrozumět annehmen forstå καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι comprender, entender; tener entendido taipama متوجه شدن käsittää comprendre לְהָבִין महसूस करना shvatiti értesül mengetahui gera sér grein fyrir, skiljast capire 〜と聞いている (정보 따위를) 알고 있다 suprasti domāt; pieņemt; noprast mengetahui begrijpen forstå, gå ut fra, oppfatte, innse zorientować się اټكليدل perceber a sesiza осознавать; понимать pochopiť uvideti shvatiti förstå ตระหนักรู้ anlamak 獲悉 здогадуватися; дізнаватися محسوس کرنا hiểu, nhận ra 获悉
ˌunderˈstandable adjective that can be understood. His anger is quite understandable. verstaanbaar مُمْكِن فَهْمُه разбираем compreensível pochopitelný verständlich forståelig κατανοητός, ευνόητος comprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensible שֶׁנִיתַן לְהָבִינוֹ जिसे समझा जा सके shvatljiv, razumljiv érthető bisa dipahami skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas saprotams boleh difahami begrijpelijk forståelig zrozumiały دپوهيدو وړ، دپيژندو وړ compreensível comprehensibil, de neînţeles понятный pochopiteľný razumljiv razumljiv förståelig ที่สามารถเข้าใจได้ anlaşılır 可以理解的 зрозумілий سمجھنے کے قابل có thể hiểu được 可以理解的
ˌunderˈstanding adjective (of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic. an understanding person; Try to be more understanding! begrypend, begrip hê مُتَفَهِّم разбиращ compreensivo chápající verständnisvoll forstående που δείχνει κατανόηση comprensivo mõistev فهیم ymmärtäväinen compréhensif מֵבִין समझ imati više razumijevanja megértő penuh pengertian skilningsríkur comprensivo 理解のある 이해력 있는 atjauèiantis, supratingas saprotošs; iejūtīgs bertimbang rasa begripvol forståelsesfull wyrozumiały پوهه، پيژندنه: رسيدنه (ادارك): تعبير، تشريح، ځيركتيا، هوښ، استعداد، وړتيا: برابرتيا، سمو، جوړښت، تړون، تفاهم، توافق compreensivo înţelegător отзывчивый chápajúci razumevajoč uviđavan förstående ซึ่งเข้าอกเข้าใจ anlayışlı, hoşgörülü 通情達理的,有同理心的 чуйний سمجھ دار، لحاظ دار thông cảm 通情达理的,有同情心的
noun1. the power of thinking clearly. a man of great understanding. verstand فَهْم، إدْراك разум conhecimento inteligence der Verstand forstand αντίληψη inteligencia, entendimiento mõistus عقل؛ درایت ymmärrys intelligence הבנה समझ shvaćanje értelmi képesség pengertian skilningur intelligenza 理解力 지력 supratimas, išmanymas saprāts; izpratne pemahaman verstand forståelse, forstand, dømmekraft rozum هوښ intelecto inteligenţă понимание inteligencia razum znanje förstånd, klokhet ความสามารถในการวินิจฉัย kavrama, anlama, anlayış 理解力 розум; кмітливість فہم trí tuệ 理解力,领会
2. the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings. His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her. begrip تَفَهُّم съчувствен compreensão porozumění das Verständnis forståelse κατανόηση comprensión mõistvus درک ymmärtämys compréhension הבנה हमदर्दी suosjećanje megértés pengertian skilningur comprensione 理解 이해심 atjauta, supratingumas izpratne; iejūtība timbang rasa begrip forståelse, innsikt zrozumienie پوهه compreensão înţelegere отзывчивость porozumenie razumevanje razumevanje förstående inställning ความสามารถในการเข้าใจ anlayış, hâlden anlama 同理心 розуміння; чуйність مفاہمت sự hiểu biết 体谅,同理心
3. a (state of) informal agreement. The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement. verstandhouding تَفاهُم разбиране entendimento shoda die Einigung forståelse συνεννόηση, συμφωνία entendimiento kokkulepe توافق yhteisymmärrys entente הבנה सहमति dogovor megállapodás saling penegertian samkomulag accordo 了解 비공식적 약속 supratimas, susitarimas saprašanās; vienošanās persefahaman verstandhouding forståelse porozumienie توافق acordo acord договорённость zhoda sporazum sporazum överenskommelse, samförstånd ข้อตกลงร่วมกัน anlaşma (非正式的)協議 згода, взаєморозуміння سمجھوتہ، مفاہمت sự hiểu nhau (非正式)协议
make (oneself) understood to make one's meaning or intentions clear. He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood. verstaanbaar يَجْعَلُ نَفْسَه مَفْهوما разбран se fazer entender dorozumět se sich verständlich machen gøre sig forståelig γίνομαι κατανοητός, αντιληπτός hacerse entender ennast arusaadavaks tegema منظور خود را رساندن tehdä itsensä ymmärretyksi se faire comprendre לְהַבהִיר अपनी मंशा साफ करना jasno se izraziti megérteti magát membuat dipahami gera (sig) skiljanlegan farsi capire 意志を通じさせる 자기의 말(생각)을 남에게 이해시키다 pasakyti suprantamai, susikalbėti skaidri izteikties; panākt saprašanu membuat orang lain memahaminya zich verstaanbaar maken gjøre seg forstått; gi klar beskjed wyrażać się zrozumiale, porozumieć się خپل مطلب رسول fazer(-se) entender a se face înţeles уметь объясняться dorozumieť sa sporazumeti se jasno se izraziti göra sig förstådd ทําให้เข้าใจ söylemek istediğini belirtmek, meramını anlatmak 使別人理解自己的意思 порозумітися سمجھانا làm cho ai hiểu mình 使别人理解自己的意思
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understood
a. pp. de to understand convenido-a, entendido-a, comprendido-a.
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