Understood

//ʌndəˈstʊd// adj, intj, verb

adj, intj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of understand form-of, participle, past

    "Three crewmembers are understood to have been injured in the explosion."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been comprehended.
Adjective
  1. 1
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements wordnet
  2. 2
    fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

Example

More examples

"Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it."

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