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Understood vs Understandable - What's the difference?

understood | understandable |

As adjectives the difference between understood and understandable

is that understood is of things which have been comprehended while understandable is capable of being understood; comprehensible.

As a verb understood

is past tense of understand.

As an interjection understood

is indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

understood

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of things which have been comprehended.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (understand)