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HarryCBurn
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Google suggests many, as well as a few of my own:

Although these are all options, yours fits the bill just fine, if not a little formal. For a word in a casual conversation or chat1 you might like to try:

"Yeah, I get you"

"It's all clear"

In summary, you've used the right word, but there are some good alternatives out there if you wish to use them!


1: Although that's not to say that "understood" would be completely inappropriate in a casual conversation!

EDIT:

To express sympathy, you could (and should) use different terms to those that describe a knowledgeable understanding. If the person is going through a bad time:

  • "I feel for you" (when the person is going through a bad time)
  • "I know how you feel"

Or, if the person is judging their actions (or themselves) in response to their situation and circumstances:

  • "You did the right thing"
  • "It's not your fault"
  • "You did the best you could"

Or, if you've been through a similar experience:

  • "I've been there"
  • "We've all been there" (if her situation is a common one)

Google suggests many, as well as a few of my own:

Although these are all options, yours fits the bill just fine, if not a little formal. For a word in a casual conversation or chat1 you might like to try:

"Yeah, I get you"

"It's all clear"

In summary, you've used the right word, but there are some good alternatives out there if you wish to use them!


1: Although that's not to say that "understood" would be completely inappropriate in a casual conversation!

Google suggests many, as well as a few of my own:

Although these are all options, yours fits the bill just fine, if not a little formal. For a word in a casual conversation or chat1 you might like to try:

"Yeah, I get you"

"It's all clear"

In summary, you've used the right word, but there are some good alternatives out there if you wish to use them!


1: Although that's not to say that "understood" would be completely inappropriate in a casual conversation!

EDIT:

To express sympathy, you could (and should) use different terms to those that describe a knowledgeable understanding. If the person is going through a bad time:

  • "I feel for you" (when the person is going through a bad time)
  • "I know how you feel"

Or, if the person is judging their actions (or themselves) in response to their situation and circumstances:

  • "You did the right thing"
  • "It's not your fault"
  • "You did the best you could"

Or, if you've been through a similar experience:

  • "I've been there"
  • "We've all been there" (if her situation is a common one)
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HarryCBurn
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Google suggests many, as well as a few of my own:

Although these are all options, yours fits the bill just fine, if not a little formal. For a word in a casual conversation or chat1 you might like to try:

"Yeah, I get you"

"It's all clear"

In summary, you've used the right word, but there are some good alternatives out there if you wish to use them!


1: Although that's not to say that "understood" would be completely inappropriate in a casual conversation!