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For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Understandably, he was too embarrassed to speak.
- Embarrassed, he understandably refused to speak.
- He was understandably embarrassed, and could not speak.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In an understandable manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- When presenting in front of the class, take care to speak clearly and understandably.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in an intelligible manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intelligibly, clearly
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English understandable Middle English -ly English -ly English understandably From understandable + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
comprensiblement
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Esperanto:
kompreneble
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Finnish:
ymmärrettävästi
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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French:
comme on peut le comprendre
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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French:
à juste titre
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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German:
verständlich
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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German:
verständlicherweise
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Hungarian:
értelemszerűen
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Hungarian:
érthető módon
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Indonesian:
maklum
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Italian:
comprensibilmente
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Polish:
zrozumiale
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Russian:
поня́тно
(ponjátno)
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Russian:
я́сно
(jásno)
— for reasons that are easy to understand
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Catalan:
comprensiblement
— in an understandable manner
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Esperanto:
kompreneble
— in an understandable manner
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Finnish:
ymmärrettävästi
— in an understandable manner
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French:
intelligiblement
— in an understandable manner
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German:
verständlich
— in an understandable manner
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Hungarian:
érthetően
— in an understandable manner
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Italian:
intelligibilmente
— in an understandable manner
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Polish:
zrozumiale
— in an understandable manner
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Russian:
поня́тно
(ponjátno)
— in an understandable manner
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Russian:
я́сно
(jásno)
— in an understandable manner
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Spanish:
comprensiblemente
— in an understandable manner
