un·der·stand·a·ble

(ŭn′dər-stăn′də-bəl)

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.

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un•der•stand•a•ble

(ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl)

adj.

capable of being understood; comprehensible.

[1350–1400]

un`der•stand`a•bil′i•ty, n.

un`der•stand′a•bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

understandable - capable of being apprehended or understood

apprehensible, graspable, intelligible, perceivable

comprehendible, comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"

understandable

adjective

1. reasonable, natural, normal, justified, expected, inevitable, legitimate, logical, predictable, accountable, on the cards (informal), foreseeable, to be expected, justifiable, unsurprising, excusable, pardonable His unhappiness was understandable.

2. comprehensible, clear, straightforward, coherent, lucid, user-friendly, easy to understand, crystal clear, unambiguous, intelligible, digestible, perspicuous He writes in a simple and understandable way.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

understandable

adjective

Capable of being readily understood:

comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable.

Translations

مَفْهُوممُمْكِن فَهْمُه

pochopitelný

forståelig

verständlich

κατανοητός

comprensible entendible inteligible

ymmärrettävä

compréhensible

razumljiv

skiljanlegur

comprensibilecapibile

理解できる

이해할 수 있는

pochopiteľný

razumljiv

förståelig

เข้าใจได้

anlaşılır

có thể hiểu được

可以理解的

understandable

[ˌʌndəˈstændəbl] ADJ

1. (= comprehensible) [theory, statement] → comprensible
he writes in a simple and understandable way → escribe de una forma simple y comprensible

2. (= natural) [reaction, feeling] → comprensible
an understandable desire to do sth → un deseo comprensible de hacer algo
"his car broke down and he was late for work" - "well, that's understandable" → -se le averió el coche y llegó tarde al trabajo -bueno, eso es comprensible
it is understandable that → se comprende que ...
it is very understandable that → se comprende perfectamente que ...

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

understandable

[ˌʌndə^rˈstændəb^əl] adj

(= natural) [reaction, concern, anger, attitude] → compréhensible
perfectly understandable → parfaitement compréhensible
it is understandable that ... → il est compréhensible que + subj ...

(= comprehensible) [language, statement, theory] → compréhensible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

understandable

adj

(= intelligible) → verständlich

(= reasonable, natural) → verständlich, begreiflich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

understandable

[ˌʌndəˈstændəbl] adj → comprensibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

understand

(andəˈstӕnd) verb – past tense, past participle ˌunderˈstood (-ˈstud) –

1. to see or know the meaning of (something). I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.

2. to know (eg a person) thoroughly. She understands children/dogs.

3. to learn or realize (something), eg from information received. At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.

ˌunderˈstandable adjective

that can be understood. His anger is quite understandable.

ˌunderˈstanding adjective

(of a person) good at knowing how other people feel; sympathetic. an understanding person; Try to be more understanding!

noun

1. the power of thinking clearly. a man of great understanding.

2. the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings. His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.

3. a (state of) informal agreement. The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.

make (oneself) understood

to make one's meaning or intentions clear. He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.

understandable

→ مَفْهُوم pochopitelný forståelig verständlich κατανοητός comprensible ymmärrettävä compréhensible razumljiv comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 begrijpelijk forståelig zrozumiały compreensível понятный förståelig เข้าใจได้ anlaşılır có thể hiểu được 可以理解的

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