under'standable
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| —vb , -stands, -standing, -stood | |
| 1. | (may take a clause as object) to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of: I understand you; I understand what you mean |
| 2. | (may take a clause as object) to realize or grasp (something): he understands your position |
| 3. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to assume, infer, or believe: I understand you are thinking of marrying |
| 4. | (tr) to know how to translate or read: can you understand Spanish? |
| 5. | (tr; may take a clause as object; often passive) to accept as a condition or proviso: it is understood that children must be kept quiet |
| 6. | (tr) to be sympathetic to or compatible with: we understand each other |
| [Old English understandan; related to Old Frisian understonda, Middle High German understān step under; see | |
| under'standable | |
| —adj | |
| under'standably | |
| —adv | |
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