understood

The word “understood” means grasped or accepted without needing to be stated directly. In plain terms, the past tense of understand, or a way of confirming you've grasped something.

“Understood” is pronounced uhn-duh-STUUD (/ʌndɚˈstʊd/ in IPA).

Here is “understood” used in a sentence: “It was understood that latecomers would not be allowed in.”

Depending on how it is used, “understood” can be an adjective and an interjection.

“Understood” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Understood” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: grasped or accepted without needing to be stated directly.

Something implied is hinted at by a speaker through indirect wording. Something understood is grasped by everyone as true without being said at all. Implication comes from the sender; an understanding is shared on the receiving end. In practice they overlap, since what is implied is often mutually understood.

It means the point is accepted or known without being stated openly. If a rule is 'understood,' nobody needs to spell it out, because everyone already takes it as given. The word points to shared, unspoken knowledge, as in 'it was understood that guests would remove their shoes.'

'Their agreement was never written down, but it was understood by both sides.' Here nothing was declared aloud, yet both parties treated the terms as settled. Similarly, 'it goes without saying' captures the same idea: a truth accepted tacitly, without needing explicit words.