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understandably en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English understandable Middle English -ly English -ly English understandably From understandable + -ly.

Meanings

1. For reasons that are easy to understand or sympathise with.
   • Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard. 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
   • Understandably, he was too embarrassed to speak.
   • Embarrassed, he understandably refused to speak.
   • He was understandably embarrassed, and could not speak.
2. In an understandable manner.
   • Accordingly, even though readers always and understandably speak of the theories adumbrated by Socrates here as "Plato's theories", one ought not to speak of them so without some compunction--the writing itself, and also Plato the author, present these always in a spirit of open-ended exploration, and sometimes there are contextual clues indicating that Socrates exaggerates or goes what the argument truly justifies, and so on. 1996, John M. Cooper, “Introduction”, in Plato: Complete Works, Hackett, page xxii:
   • When presenting in front of the class, take care to speak clearly and understandably.

Forms

Translations (25)

eo kompreneble (in an understandable manner) · it comprensibilmente (for reasons that are easy to understand) · es comprensiblemente (in an understandable manner) · de verständlicherweise (for reasons that are easy to understand) · eo kompreneble (for reasons that are easy to understand) · ru поня́тно (in an understandable manner) · ru поня́тно (for reasons that are easy to understand) · fi ymmärrettävästi (for reasons that are easy to understand) · de verständlich (for reasons that are easy to understand) · hu értelemszerűen (for reasons that are easy to understand) · ru я́сно (in an understandable manner) · hu érthető módon (for reasons that are easy to understand) · fr intelligiblement (in an understandable manner) · it intelligibilmente (in an understandable manner) · fr à juste titre (for reasons that are easy to understand) · fi ymmärrettävästi (in an understandable manner) · pl zrozumiale (for reasons that are easy to understand) · de verständlich (in an understandable manner) · fr comme on peut le comprendre (for reasons that are easy to understand) · hu érthetően (in an understandable manner) · id maklum (for reasons that are easy to understand) · ca comprensiblement (in an understandable manner) · ru я́сно (for reasons that are easy to understand) · ca comprensiblement (for reasons that are easy to understand) · pl zrozumiale (in an understandable manner)