Understandable Meaning
/ˌʌndəˈrstændəbəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being understood; comprehensible.
adjCapable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances.
Sentence Examples
His anger is understandable.
She failed the exam, which was understandable.
Can you phrase your answer in an understandable manner?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher's explanation was clear and ____, so all the students learned quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Given the circumstances, his reaction was completely ____ and everyone in the room felt for him today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English understondable, equivalent to understand + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The original branch was 5¾ miles long, from Llantrisant to Cowbridge only, but in 1889, the T.V.R. [Taff Vale Railway] obtained powers […] to continue the line for 6½ miles south to the coast at Aberthaw, ostensibly for the purpose of serving the important limestone works there, but one suspects other motives, including an understandable desire on the part of the T.V.R. to put a spoke in the wheel of the oncoming Barry Railway !"
— 1951 December, T. B. Sands, “Some Railway Byways in the Vale of Glamorgan”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher's explanation was clear and ____, so all the students learned quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Given the circumstances, his reaction was completely ____ and everyone in the room felt for him today.