Understandably Meaning
/ˌʌndəˈrstændəbli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advFor reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.
advIn an understandable manner.
Sentence Examples
She was understandably angry.
Tom is understandably curious.
Understandably, most parents do not want to hear or believe this.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The young child was ____ upset after accidentally losing his favorite toy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ upset when she heard that the flight had been cancelled because of the heavy snow today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English understandable Middle English -ly English -ly English understandably From understandable + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard."
— 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
"Accordingly, even though readers always and understandably speak of the theories adumbrated by Socrates here as "Plato's theories", one ought not to speak of them so without some compunction--the writing itself, and also Plato the author, present these always in a spirit of open-ended exploration, and sometimes there are contextual clues indicating that Socrates exaggerates or goes what the argument truly justifies, and so on."
— 1996, John M. Cooper, “Introduction”, in Plato: Complete Works, Hackett, page xxii:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The young child was ____ upset after accidentally losing his favorite toy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was ____ upset when she heard that the flight had been cancelled because of the heavy snow today.