grok

[ grok ]

/ grɒk /

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Definition of grok

verb (used with object)

to understand thoroughly and intuitively: The code is simple enough that you should be able to grok what it does.

verb (used without object)

to communicate sympathetically.

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Coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)

Even if you know what you want from your next smartphone, it’s hard to grok a phone’s quality based on spec lists alone, and even harder to parse the differences between models with seemingly identical components.
The best Android phones from affordable to flagship|Brendan Hesse|November 4, 2021|Popular-Science
Nobody’s going to grok what you’re looking for in the outdoors, and the best way to find it, better than you.
How (and Why) to Adventure Solo|awise|August 7, 2021|Outside Online
While multiple components up front influence the air flow, the one that’s easiest to grok is called an underwing.
This Cadillac gets heavier the faster it goes—and that’s a good thing|Rob Verger|July 1, 2021|Popular-Science
He noted that public tech-focused investors don’t always grok the insurance elements of his business, while insurance investors don’t always grok the tech side of Root.
Insurtech is hot on both sides of the Atlantic|Anna Heim|June 11, 2021|TechCrunch

Woe unto the politicians and parties that fail to grok this, as they will face only bigger and bigger losses in market share.
Hey, Boomers—Millennials Hate Your Partisan Crap|Nick Gillespie|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Really, really grok that, if our half of the species is ever going to be worth a damn.
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds|Arthur Chu|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST