understood

adjective

un·​der·​stood ˌən-dər-ˈstu̇d 

1

: fully apprehended

2

: agreed upon

3

: implicit

Example Sentences

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We will be stuck not only with the virus but also with a little-understood and harrowing legacy: Ten to 30 percent of the hundreds of millions infected may suffer from lingering and potentially debilitating symptoms. —Susan Goldberg, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2021

While the processes that drive pole reversal are comparatively less understood, computer simulations of planetary dynamics show that the reversals arise spontaneously. —Chris Holt, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2021

Two trophy skulls, recently discovered by archaeologists in the jungles of Belize, may help shed light on the little-understood collapse of the once powerful Classic Maya civilization. —Gabriel D. Wrobel, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2019

Baez’s Eleanor is infected with a little-understood disease that her father avoids acknowledging directly; its consequences include a nocturnal lifestyle and an appetite, exclusively, for blood. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022

Create the space so that AR can demonstrate the business impact just as equally as more understood disciplines like marketing and PR. —Regina Hoshimi, Forbes, 27 June 2022

Clients want to feel understood and feel comfortable explaining their issues, without feeling like they will be overlooked. —Ariyana Griffin, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022

The Academy’s decision is emblematic of a wider problem: Even among sophisticated moviegoers, film editing remains little understood and often overlooked. —Peter Tonguette, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022

In the current Highway Code there’s a little-understood rule that pedestrians have priority at junctions. —Carlton Reid, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

understood

adjective

un·​der·​stood ˌən-dər-ˈstu̇d 

1

: fully known

2

: agreed upon

3

: implicit sense 1