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# understandable

adjective

«understandable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Understandable means easy to understand; clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#m1)
2. Understandable also means normal or reasonable in that situation, so you can see why someone feels or acts that way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In writing lessons, pupils try to make instructions understandable. In everyday life and stories, «it's understandable that you're upset» shows kindness: the feeling makes sense. Phrases: «perfectly understandable», «it is understandable that», «easy to understand».

### Examples

- Write your instructions so they are understandable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x1)
- It's understandable that you are nervous before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x2)
- Her drawing made the map understandable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x3)
- Being sad when your pet dies is understandable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x4)
- The teacher explained it in an understandable way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x5)
- His anger was understandable, but shouting was not okay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; adverb «understandably». Two meanings: clear, or reasonable. «Understandable» feelings are allowed, but they do not make every action okay.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «understandable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/understandable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«understandable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/understandable.html) on Mova free.