adj · neutral
understandable
UK/ˌʌndəˈstændəbl/US/ˌʌndərˈstændəbl/un·der·STAND·a·ble
Band 5-6speakingtask2
easy to understand, or reasonable given the circumstances
Examples
“Given the noise, his anger was understandable.”
“The instructions are written in simple language and very understandable.”
“It is understandable that students are stressed during exams.”
Band 8 sentence
“While the concept is complex, the lecturer made it understandable through clear examples.”
Collocations
- perfectly understandable
- make something understandable
- understandable to someone
Word family
understand vunderstanding n/adjunderstandable adjunderstandably adv
Common mistakes
I understandable that he was late.→I understand that he was late.
It's understandable.→It's understandable.
Say it for a higher band
5clear→6comprehensible→7+understandable
Synonyms
comprehensible
clear
Easily confused
comprehensible
“The lecture was comprehensible after she slowed down.”
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