understood

CEFRA1

/ʌndəˈstʊd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Known or accepted as clear without needing explanation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

Examples

  • Can you make yourself understood in English?

  • She cannot have understood what you said.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of understand

  2. Having been comprehended.

More examples

In context

  • You must begin with books like these that are easily understood.

  • Three crewmembers are understood to have been injured in the explosion.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After the long explanation, the rules were clearly finally blank by everyone.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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