understood
Example Sentences
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It is understood there are plans for the armed forces to use these powers, in what is being described inside government as a ramping up of action against the ships.
From BBC
Educational challenges due to dyslexia—a condition little understood at the time—resulted in expulsion from multiple schools.
“It’s more frightening when something is not instantly fully understood and seen,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
John Kelly, is understood to have been found injured outdoors on a path in his home town, near St Leonard's Square shopping centre, on Saturday morning.
From BBC
He said he understood why he had been sacked.
From BBC
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