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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for understood

Verb

1. understand
usage: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
2. understand, realize, realise, see
usage: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
3. understand, read, interpret, translate, understand
usage: make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
4. understand, infer, believe
usage: believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"
5. sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understand
usage: be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

Adjective

1. understood (vs. ununderstood), appreciated, apprehended, comprehended, interpreted, taken
usage: fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation; "the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear"
2. implied, silent, tacit, understood, implicit (vs. explicit), inexplicit
usage: indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
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