- understood
- The phrase "it is understood," when employed as a word of contract in a written agreement, has the same general force as the words "it is agreed."
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Understood — Un der*stood , imp. & p. p. of {Understand}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understood — index assumed (inferred), clear (apparent), cognizable, coherent (clear), consensual, constr … Law dictionary
understood — the past tense and past participle of understand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
understood — [adj] assumed, implicit accepted, appreciated, axiomatic, down pat*, implied, inferential, inferred, known, on to*, pat, presumed, roger*, tacit, taken for granted, undeclared, unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unstated, wise to, wordless; concept… … New thesaurus
understood — [un΄dər stood′] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of UNDERSTAND adj. 1. known; comprehended 2. agreed upon 3. implied but not expressed … English World dictionary
Understood — Understand Un der*stand ([u^]n d[ e]r*st[a^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Understood} (([u^]n d[ e]r*st[oo^]d ),), and Archaic {Understanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Understanding}.] [OE. understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understood — adj. understood that + clause (it was understood that everyone would help) * * * understood that + clause (it was understood that everyone would help) … Combinatory dictionary
understood — /un deuhr stood /, v. 1. pt. and pp. of understand. adj. 2. agreed upon; known in advance; assented to: It is the understood policy of this establishment to limit credit. 3. implied but not stated; left unexpressed: The understood meaning of a… … Universalium
understood — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)st ʊd[/t]] Understood is the past tense and past participle of understand … English dictionary
understood — un•der•stood [[t]ˌʌn dərˈstʊd[/t]] v. 1) pt. and pp. of understand 2) agreed upon by all parties 3) implied but not stated: The understood meaning of a danger sign is “Keep away.”[/ex] … From formal English to slang
