- past tense form of understand.
- past participle of understand.
understood
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Scientists have long understood that a patient's physical fitness can influence their ability to withstand illness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Stupnikov understood a central paradox of his situation: The safest place for turncoats like him was in Ukraine—close to the troops and country they left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He says his estimate “should be understood as an informed range rather than a precise forecast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Almost no one understood the key points,” Hibbs said.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Even though I tried my best to explain to Rowdy that I didn’t want him to catch anything, I don’t think he understood why.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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