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Understandably

see synonyms of understandably

Adverb

1. clearly, intelligibly, understandably

in an intelligible manner

Example Sentences:
'the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Understandably

see synonyms of understandably
verb -stands, -standing or -stood
1. (may take a clause as object)
to know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
I understand you
I understand what you mean
2. (may take a clause as object)
to realize or grasp (something)
he understands your position
3. (tr; may take a clause as object)
to assume, infer, or believe
I understand you are thinking of marrying
4. (transitive)
to know how to translate or read
can you understand Spanish?
5. (tr; may take a clause as object; often passive)
to accept as a condition or proviso
it is understood that children must be kept quiet
6. (transitive)
to be sympathetic to or compatible with
we understand each other

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Understandably

see synonyms of understandably
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌunderˈstood or ˌunderˈstanding
1. 
to get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend
to understand a question
2. 
to gather or assume from what is heard, known, etc.; infer
are we to understand that you want to go?
3. 
to take as meant or meaning; interpret
to understand his silence as refusal
4. 
to take for granted or as a fact
it is understood that no one is to leave
5. 
to supply mentally (an idea, word, etc.), as for grammatical completeness
6. 
to get as information; learn
7. 
to know thoroughly; grasp or perceive clearly and fully the nature, character, functioning, etc. of
8. 
to have a sympathetic rapport with
no one understands me
verb intransitive
9. 
to have understanding, comprehension, sympathetic awareness, etc., either in general or with reference to something specific
10. 
to be informed; believe
he is, I understand, no longer here

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Understandably

see synonyms of understandably
adj.
1. Capable of being understood: an understandable sentence.
2. Expected or accepted under the circumstances: Their anger is understandable, given what happened.

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