understood

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BrE /ˈʌndəstɔːd/ AmE /ˌʌndərˈstoʊd/

adjective en → es

1 COMPREHENDED [not gradable] A2

able to understand something, or having understood it

entendido, comprendido

  • be understood by somebody

Collocations well understood · widely understood

  • The rules are clearly understood.

    Las reglas están claramente comprendidas.

2 ACCEPTED [not gradable] B1

accepted or agreed by people as being true, right, etc.

aceptado, reconocido

  • be understood that

Collocations widely understood · commonly understood

  • It is widely understood that the company will make a profit.

    Se acepta ampliamente que la empresa obtendrá una ganancia.

1 PAST VERB [not gradable] A2

past tense and past participle of understand

entendido, comprendido

  • be understood by somebody