understood

understood
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Comprehended]
Syn. penetrated, realized, appreciated, known, discovered, grasped, reasoned out, rationalized, explained, experienced, discerned, distinguished, made out, learned, fathomed, searched, explored, analyzed, mastered, conned, taken to heart, dug*.
Ant. unknown*, overlooked, uncomprehended.
2. [Agreed upon]
Syn. concerted, ratified, reciprocally approved, assumed, stipulated, pledged, covenanted, tacitly agreed upon, taken for granted, engaged for, settled, concluded, fixed upon, endorsed, subscribed to, accepted.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Conveyed indirectly without words or speech: implicit, implied, inferred, tacit, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, wordless. Idiom: taken for granted. See SHOW.

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  • understood — [un΄dər stood′] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of UNDERSTAND adj. 1. known; comprehended 2. agreed upon 3. implied but not expressed …   English World dictionary

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  • understood — /un deuhr stood /, v. 1. pt. and pp. of understand. adj. 2. agreed upon; known in advance; assented to: It is the understood policy of this establishment to limit credit. 3. implied but not stated; left unexpressed: The understood meaning of a… …   Universalium

  • understood — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)st ʊd[/t]] Understood is the past tense and past participle of understand …   English dictionary

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  • understood — The phrase it is understood, when employed as a word of contract in a written agreement, has the same general force as the words it is agreed …   Black's law dictionary

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