Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.
Source: tatoeba (1747)
Understood
//ʌndəˈstʊd//
Synonyms for "understood" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (27)
Related words (44)
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9 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَفْهُوم adj (comprehended)
Dutch
3 entries- begrepen adj (comprehended)
- verstaan adj (comprehended)
- begrepen intj (indication of comprehension)
French
2 entries- compris adj (comprehended)
- compris intj (indication of comprehension)
German
3 entries- begriffen adj (comprehended)
- verstanden adj (comprehended)
- zur Kenntnis genommen adj (comprehended)
Japanese
4 entries- 了解 adj (comprehended)
- 分かった adj (comprehended)
- 理解された adj (comprehended)
- 了解 intj (indication of comprehension)
Māori
4 entries- arowā adj (comprehended)
- aroā adj (comprehended)
- pūrangiaho adj (comprehended)
- whekori adj (comprehended)
Portuguese
2 entries- entendi intj (indication of comprehension)
- entendido intj (indication of comprehension)
Romani
1 entries- miśto intj (indication of comprehension)
Romanian
1 entries- înțeles adj (comprehended)
Russian
2 entries- поня́тно intj (indication of comprehension)
- понял intj (indication of comprehension)
Spanish
2 entries- entendido adj (comprehended)
- entendido intj (indication of comprehension)
Swedish
2 entries- förstått adj (comprehended)
- uppfattat intj (indication of comprehension)
Ukrainian
1 entries- зрозумі́ло intj (indication of comprehension)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Can you make yourself understood in English?
Source: tatoeba (16292)
She cannot have understood what you said.
Source: tatoeba (17206)
You can't have understood what he said.
Source: tatoeba (17447)
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