- past participle of understand.
- past tense form of understand.
understood
Example Sentences
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He said when people understood the implications of a data centre and what it meant for them, "they're more willing to be more flexible".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
As a result, the evolutionary path, anatomical innovations, and ecological adaptations involved in insect terrestrialization have remained poorly understood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
He understood the premise as, smaller markets can’t retain their stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“There’s something definitely deep and inspiring about that. And the more we started to study the character, the more we understood his depth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Clearly, she had not understood until then the magnitude of their loss.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
