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- Dictionaryunderstandable/ˌʌndəˈstandəbl/
adjective
- 1. able to be understood: "though his accent was strange, the words were perfectly understandable" Similar Opposite
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UNDERSTANDABLE definition: 1. easy to understand: 2. You say that something, for example someone's behaviour, is…. Learn more.
: to have thorough or technical acquaintance with or expertness in the practice of. understand finance. d. : to be thoroughly familiar with the character and propensities of. understands children. 2. : to accept as a fact or truth or regard as plausible without utter certainty. we understand that he is returning from abroad. 3.
able to be understood, so that you know what something means: You’ve got to tell a story to three-year-olds in a way that’s understandable to them. If you say that something a person does is understandable, you feel that it is the way most people would behave in that situation:
Something understandable can be understood or grasped. It makes sense. Since understanding something means you comprehend or get it, when things are understandable, they can be perceived or fathomed. If a friend cancels plans to see a movie because he's sick, that's understandable.
If you describe someone's behaviour or feelings as understandable, you mean that they have reacted to a situation in a natural way or in the way you would expect.
adj. 1. Capable of being understood: an understandable sentence. 2. Expected or accepted under the circumstances: Their anger is understandable, given what happened. un′der·stand′a·bil′i·ty n. un′der·stand′a·bly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of understandable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
