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understandable
(under|stand|able)
Pronunciation:
/ʌndəˈstandəbl/
adjective
able to be understood:
though his accent was strange, the words were perfectly understandable
to be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable:
such fears are understandable
it is understandable that mistakes occur sometimes
Derivatives
understandability
Pronunciation:
/-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun
understandably
adverb
[
sentence adverb
]
:
understandably, Richard did not believe me
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