understandable

[ uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /

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capable of being understood; comprehensible.

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Origin of understandable

1350–1400; Middle English: originally, capable of understanding; see understand, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM understandable

un·der·stand·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·der·stand·a·bly, adverbnon·un·der·stand·a·ble, adjectiveun·un·der·stand·a·ble, adjective

How to use understandable in a sentence

Explaining research to the general public requires thinking about it differently, and then finding ways to phrase it differently so that it is understandable to someone without all the years of training that come before mathematical research.
Searching Symbols for the Rules of Change|Rachel Crowell|November 17, 2020|Quanta Magazine
This very clearly seems to me to be a way for you to both demystify what happened to you and come to terms with it in a nonstandard but totally understandable way.
When Partner Porn Pleases More Than Partner Pleases|Eugene Robinson|November 1, 2020|Ozy
Should someone lose one of those senses, it’s understandable why they’d head to Google to figure out what was happening.
Can Google searches predict where coronavirus cases will soon emerge?|Philip Bump|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
While a desire to celebrate is understandable, Turner’s decision to leave isolation and enter the field was wrong and put everyone he came in contact with at risk.
MLB investigating after Justin Turner ‘refused to comply’ with officials during celebration|Dave Sheinin, Jesse Dougherty|October 28, 2020|Washington Post

Facebook’s reluctance to elaborate is perhaps understandable.
Facebook’s new tool to stop fake news is a game changer—if the company would only use it|Jeff|October 18, 2020|Fortune
The banquet was paid for with public funds, and taxpayers were understandably upset.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Understandably, many of these celebrities choose causes that are personal to them or easy to explain or understand.
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Understandably, Borle has a lot to get off his chest on the topic.
The Cast of ‘Peter Pan Live!’ Knows You Hatewatched ‘The Sound of Music’|Kevin Fallon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The owners of RSD and the other instructors who work as contractors for the company seem understandably nervous.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“At that moment it was new and understandably rattling to him,” Condon says.
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To such a man as Lieutenant-Commander Tipping, however, the call of the sea may quite understandably have been imperative.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
I then went back to Mrs. Kennedy, who was in a very understandably distraught condition.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
"Let me tell this story more or less understandably," said Glover with that little smile of his.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace
Meanwhile you are getting understandably impatient to explore that unknown realm of the Blind Spot.
The Blind Spot|Austin Hall
Fisher understandably deviates from Hudson in respect to Mm.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in|E. Bruce Holmes

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