Understood

/ˌʌndərˈstʊd/ verb

Definition

Past tense and past participle of understand, meaning to have comprehended or grasped the meaning of something.

Etymology

From Old English understandan, literally meaning 'to stand under' or 'to stand among.' The metaphor suggests comprehension as positioning oneself in the right relationship to knowledge.

Kelly Says

The 'standing under' etymology is profound - true understanding requires us to position ourselves humbly beneath the subject matter, supporting it rather than imposing our preconceptions upon it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነው (new)
neh-oo
ARالعربية
فهمت (fahmtu)
fah-m-tu
BNবাংলা
এটি বুঝলাম (etite bujlam)
eh-tee boo-j-lahm
CACatalà
comprès
kom-presh
CSČeština
pochopeno
po-cho-pe-no
DADansk
forstået
for-stawt
DEDeutsch
verstanden
ver-shtahn
ELΕλληνικά
κατάλαβα (katálava)
ka-ta-la-va
ESEspañol
comprendido
kom-pren-dee-doh
FAفارسی
درک شد (darak shod)
dar-ak shod
FISuomi
ymmärtänyt
yom-mahrt-ta-nyt
FRFrançais
compris
kom-pree
GUGU
સમજ્યું (samjyu)
sam-jee-yoo
HAHA
ya san
ya san
HEעברית
הבנתי (hivinti)
hi-vin-tee
HIहिन्दी
समझा (samajhā)
sam-jha
HUMagyar
megértett
meg-er-tett
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicapai
dee-cha-pai
IGIG
anyi
ahn-yee
ITItaliano
compreso
kom-pree-soh
JA日本語
理解しました (rikai shimashita)
ree-kai shee-mah-shee-tah
KKKK
анықтады (anyqttady)
ah-ny-k-ta-dy
KMKM
បានយល់ (bān yāl)
bah-n yahl
KO한국어
이해했습니다 (ihaehabnida)
ee-hae-habn-ee-dah
MRMR
समजले (samajale)
sam-ja-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
difahami
dee-fa-ha-mee
MYမြန်မာ
သိရှိပြီ (thiri shi pi)
thee-ree-shee-pee
NLNederlands
begrijpen
be-gree-pen
NONorsk
forstått
for-stawt
PAPA
ਸਮਝਿਆ (samajhiā)
sam-jhee-ah
PLPolski
zrozumiale
zoo-broo-mah-lee-eh
PTPortuguês
compreendido
kom-preen-dee-doh
RORomână
înțeles
in-teh-les
RUРусский
понял(а)
pa-nyal (pa-nyala)
SVSvenska
förstått
for-stawt
SWKiswahili
uelewa
oo-leh-wa
TAதமிழ்
புரிந்தது (puriyndathu)
poo-ree-n-da-thu
TEతెలుగు
చెప్పాను (cheppanu)
chep-pa-nu
THไทย
เข้าใจ (khao jai)
khao jai
TLTL
naunawaan
now-na-waan
TRTürkçe
anlaşıldı
an-la-sheel-dee
UKУкраїнська
розумію (rozumiyu)
ro-zee-moo-ee-oo
URاردو
سمجھا (samajhā)
sam-ja-ha
VITiếng Việt
hiểu
hwee
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
明白了 (míngbái le)
ming-bye le
ZUZU
qaphela
ka-phe-la

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