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Understood vs Understanding - What's the difference?

understood | understanding |

As adjectives the difference between understood and understanding

is that understood is of things which have been comprehended while understanding is showing compassion.

As verbs the difference between understood and understanding

is that understood is past tense of understand while understanding is present participle of lang=en.

As an interjection understood

is indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.

As a noun understanding is

mental, sometimes emotional process of comprehension, assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.

understood

English

Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (understand)