understood
Definitions
adj
Having been comprehended.
intj
Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
Collocations
5ADJ.
easy, english, enough, foreign, other, persuasive, simple, still
The instructions were easy enough to be understood by everyone in the room.
VERB + UNDERSTOOD
can't, cannot, couldn't, make, time
I couldn't make myself understood because everyone was talking at once.
UNDERSTOOD + NOUN
countries, everybody, french, gorillas
By the time we finished the presentation, everybody understood the new company policy.
PREP.
in
I didn't understand what she meant in the context of our earlier conversation.
ADV.
easily, really, sufficiently
The instructions were not really understood by most of the students in the class.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — implied by or inferred from actions or statements
- silent
- tacit
Antonyms
- ununderstood
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
Tatoeba · #1747Can you make yourself understood in English?
Tatoeba · #16292She cannot have understood what you said.
Tatoeba · #17206You can't have understood what he said.
Tatoeba · #17447You must begin with books like these that are easily understood.
Tatoeba · #20952Isn't it difficult to make yourself understood in a foreign language?
Tatoeba · #21922