Caught
Caught adjective - Containing unborn young within the body.
Understood and caught are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understood" instead the word "Caught" as an adjective or a verb.
Understood
Understood adjective - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
Caught and understood are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caught" instead the word "Understood" as an adjective or a verb.
Both words in one sentence
- It's practically understood that cheating is part of the game as long as you don't get caught.
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For audialization purposes it might help to divide top and bottom of a compound time signature by 3 — 6/8 is more properly understood as 2/2.666..., but fractional notation never caught on.
Source: Uncommon Time -
In an interview, Silk Spectre comments that two of the other superheroes (heavily implied to be Captain Metropolis and Hooded Justice) were understood by their teammates to be homosexual and nobody cared so long as they stayed in the closet and weren't caught.
Source: Bury Your Gays
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