understandably

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adj.

1. Capable of being understood: an understandable sentence.

2. Expected or accepted under the circumstances: Their anger is understandable, given what happened.

under·standa·bili·ty n.

under·standa·bly adv.

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Adv.

understandably - in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

intelligibly, clearly

Translations

understandably [ˌʌndəˈstændəblɪ] ADV

1. (= intelligibly) [speak, explain] → de manera clara or comprensible

2. (= naturally) understandably, he was very upset → tenía un disgusto muy grande, y era comprensible
he's understandably reluctant to talk about the affair → se muestra reacio a hablar del asunto, y es comprensible

understandably [ˌʌndə^rˈstændəbli] adv → on le comprend
The duke is understandably proud of her → Le duc est, on le comprend, fier d'elle.

understandably

adv

(= intelligibly) → verständlich

(= reasonably, naturally) → verständlicherweise, begreiflicherweise

understandably [ˌʌndəˈstændəblɪ] adv → comprensibilmente

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This would be an understandably feasible excuse if it wasn't for the fact that he used to live in Burton-on-Trent, which is practically halfway to Sheffield.

Satnav trip takes its Toll by Birmingham Mail (England)

BMA Cymru secretary Dr Richard Lewis said: "The main difficulty with the current system is that where, as in the majority of cases, relatives do not know what their loved one's wishes are, they frequently, and understandably, opt for the default position, which is not to donate.

Donor call from doctors; NEWSBRIEF by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

While Alan Orme (Letters, May) may be understandably worried about the financial implications of climate change, I suspect that he, like most of us bean-counters, doesn't know enough about the subject to offer an informed opinion.

Green bean-counting by Jones, Mark / Financial Management (UK)

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