The phrase "understood its meaning" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an example of the verb "understand" in the past simple tense, and is used to indicate that someone has come to know the significance of something. For example: After spending hours studying the text, he finally understood its meaning.
When he saw the mushroom cloud and the message "2012: Is This the End?" he thoroughly understood its meaning.
It is impossible to know what went through Meyrick's mind when he watched "Richard II" that afternoon, but we do know how at least one person at the time understood its meaning.
"If you are able to read the words of a poem, you haven't necessarily also understood its meaning," mused Ulrich Wiechers, the presiding judge.The court also held that there was a conflict of interest, since Deutsche was both advising the client and, in effect, betting against it.
Scotus seems to have understood its meaning right but not Zeraḥyah.
In an instant, I understood its meaning and vowed not to be the "cheap labor" the farmer in the book desired.
Rebekah Brooks would not have understood its meaning.
One such letter, written in German, asked Poe to "call for it at her residence this evening", a phrase presumably meant to be seductive, though Poe either ignored it or did not understand its meaning.
The koru, for example, has become synonymous with Māori culture and is widely used in representations of Māori design, but few who use it in the typeface world understand its meaning.
Trump's order Friday barring refugees and others from seven majority-Muslim nations sparked protests, lawsuits and confusion ― in the administration and outside of it ― as people scrambled to understand its meaning and legality.
Mr. Kelly said investigators "are still, obviously, very much concerned about the origination of this message" and are working with their counterparts in the federal government to understand its meaning, the timing and who is behind it.
The term contract cheating is not mentioned specifically in this document, as it was feared many students would not understand its meaning.
