UNDERSTOOD in a Sentence
Learn UNDERSTOOD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
241 example sentences for UNDERSTOOD, such as:
1. He tried every means to make himself understood.
2. Each was conscious that the other understood him.
3. But neither Katya nor Arkady even understood her.
4. Rusty nodded as though she understood the old woman.
5. 'Yes,' repeated Katya, and this time he understood her.
2. Each was conscious that the other understood him.
3. But neither Katya nor Arkady even understood her.
4. Rusty nodded as though she understood the old woman.
5. 'Yes,' repeated Katya, and this time he understood her.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of UNDERSTOOD
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understood
a. fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
a. implied by or inferred from actions or statements
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 It seemed as though Bazarov understood and appreciated both the pressure and the silence.
2 Each was conscious that the other understood him.
3 'Yes,' repeated Katya, and this time he understood her.
4 But neither Katya nor Arkady even understood her.
5 He still had not lost consciousness, and understood what was said to him; he was still struggling.
6 They understood nothing, they had no idea of real life, and I swear that that was what made me most indignant with them.
7 But I understood: there was a quiver of something different in her voice, not abrupt, harsh and unyielding as before, but something soft and shamefaced, so shamefaced that I suddenly felt ashamed and guilty.
8 But that did not trouble me: I knew, I felt that I should be understood and that this very bookishness might be an assistance.
9 What happened was this: Liza, insulted and crushed by me, understood a great deal more than I imagined.
10 She understood from all this what a woman understands first of all, if she feels genuine love, that is, that I was myself unhappy.
11 Though I do not maintain positively that she understood all this distinctly; but she certainly did fully understand that I was a despicable man, and what was worse, incapable of loving her.
12 The English have not understood and cannot understand the self-abnegation of our Emperor who wants nothing for himself, but only desires the good of mankind.
13 "Because I hate ghost stories," said Prince Hippolyte in a tone which showed that he only understood the meaning of his words after he had uttered them.
14 Anatole did not release him, and though he kept nodding to show that he understood, Anatole went on translating Dolokhov's words into English.
15 Evidently the prince understood her, and also understood, as he had done at Anna Pavlovna's, that it would be difficult to get rid of Anna Mikhaylovna.
Example Sentence: (31 in 3 pages)
1 He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.
2 You have not understood; allow me to elucidate.
3 Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
4 Rusty nodded as though she understood the old woman.
5 Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation.
6 The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn't fully understood.
7 The candidate said that he understood the heartbeat of the Hispanic community in California.
8 This statement must be understood in the context of the entire document.
9 Need not be anyone understood, more don't like anyone to explain themselves.
10 He tried every means to make himself understood.
11 Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
12 The boy gabbled off the poem as though he neither understood nor enjoyed it.
13 The play's message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.
14 He's understood to be there at the personal invitation of President Daniel Arap Moi.
15 Elizabeth understood her husband's loyalty to his sister.