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- adverb For reasons that are easy to
understand orsympathise with. - adverb In an
understandable manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an intelligible manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Are you safe?”, understandably, is the most common question I hear and I still respond with the stock answer I have always used.
Global Voices in English » Fiji: The calm after the storm? 2009
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His focus most of the time, understandably, is on Morrison.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2010
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He quite understandably is taking a long, long vacation and wants to purge himself.
Every Single Dark Knight Sequel Rumor EVER is B.S. | /Film 2008
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He quite understandably is taking a long, long vacation and wants to purge himself, Goyer tells MTV.
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Meanwhile, Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell understandably is in a hurry for left tackle Chris Samuels 'healthy return in Washington.
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My fear is that Christianity, in understandably seeking to defend time-held priniciples, will do so in such a way that will alienate those, like myself, who would have totally "fallen by the wayside", were it not for a sense of the primacy of the human-ity of Christ.
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John Moles, understandably, is very busy at this time of year.
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Inkhorn terms understandably struck many of their readers as incomprehensible, verbal zombies scarily mixed among—and feeding off—unsuspecting, humble English.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Inkhorn terms understandably struck many of their readers as incomprehensible, verbal zombies scarily mixed among—and feeding off—unsuspecting, humble English.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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And while our name understandably conjures up images of immense portside steel complexes, such as those in the Sault or Hamilton, the reality is quite different.
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