understood

Example Sentences

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Before Ratner learned how to make movies, he understood how to navigate the system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, the bills were understood to be settled by Aluko and other Nigerian businessmen said to own energy companies that had lucrative contracts with the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation when Alison-Madueke was oil minister.

From BBC

Mencap said it understood around 200 deaths had been reported incorrectly in the initial report, and that the error had a profound impact on families.

From BBC

Later, Omar understood she had been travelling to the front line so that her soldier husband could see their child.

From BBC

It is understood that Sterling, who started his career at Liverpool and has won 13 trophies in total, is keen to remain in London but is open to playing anywhere, either at home or abroad.

From BBC