- past tense form of understand.
- past participle of understand.
understood
Example Sentences
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For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
In response, Albon said the regulations did not apply to him because he understood giving private donations, including charging for them, was legal.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The Moon's geological history is still not fully understood.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
To let her know that I understood, and was happy for her, I smiled and nodded my head.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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