Both understand and understood are grammatically correct
. The one that you have to use depends on what you want to say. Understand is the present tense verb. If you are talking about something that you learn or know now, you can use understand.
Is it correct to say I have understood?
These are good grammar: I understood.
I have understood
. However, when speaking to someone who has just explained something, we say “I understand.”
Can be easily understood or understand?
Both understand and understood are grammatically correct
. The one that you have to use depends on what you want to say. Understand is the present tense verb. If you are talking about something that you learn or know now, you can use understand.
What is difference between understand and understood?
Understood is in past tense
whilst understand is present tense. Understood: “After I made her cry, I finally understood why making fun of others was wrong.” Understand: “I understand now that words can hurt others.”
Is it read and understand or understood?
Both understand and understood are grammatically correct
. The one that you have to use depends on what you want to say. Understand is the present tense verb. If you are talking about something that you learn or know now, you can use understand.
What does easily understood mean?
easily understood;
completely intelligible or comprehensible
: a lucid explanation. characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness. shining or bright.
Will be understood meaning?
to be agreed without having to be discussed
.
be
understood that: I thought it was understood that you were going to help.
Is it rude to say understood?
Andygc said: You might
be used to replying “understood”
, but that is about as normal to English speakers as “got it”. There’s many ways of saying that you understand an explanation, but for most of us they begin “I …” – “I understand”, “I see”, ‘I’ve got that”, “I get it”, “I see what you mean” are examples.
Did not understood or understand?
He had not understood and he did not understand are
both grammatical and both idiomatic
. They have slightly different meanings, (but in many contexts will be interchangeable).
How do you use the word understood?
- The girl understood and began to clear them.
- But my teacher had been with me several weeks before I understood that everything has a name.
- “I understood,” he replied with a smile.
- He stood at the back, and, though he had heard hardly anything, understood everything in his own way.
Is understood formal?
What’s wrong with “I understand.” or simply “Understood.”? These are perfectly professional but also not stuffy. Often the best way to indicate that you have understood is to summarize in one sentence what your understanding will lead you to do next. e.g., “I understand.
Has read or had read?
If the end of his vacation is in the past, “
has read
” is wrong because the timespan of the present perfect “has read” is “until now”, not until a moment in the past. “Until a moment in the past” is expressed by “had read”. At the end of his vacation, he had already read four plays …
Would have understood meaning?
1 implies “
if
“: Eg “I knew you would have understood if I had told you” – but you did tell your colleague, so the sentence is not right for the situation. Boozer’s no. 3 – “I knew you would understand” – implies “I knew you would understand what I told you”.
How do you say easily understood?
- apparent.
- clear-cut.
- comprehensible.
- crystal.
- distinct.
- explicit.
- intelligible.
- limpid.
What word means clearly understood?
The words
appreciate and comprehend
are common synonyms of understand. While all three words mean “to have a clear or complete idea of,” understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable, with understand sometimes stressing the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something.