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UK
/ˌʌndəstˈændəbli/
]
[ US /ˌəndɝˈstændəbɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌəndɝˈstændəbɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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in an intelligible manner
the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
How To Use understandably In A Sentence
- Still, the SNP are understandably cock-a-hoop and, again unsurprisingly, SNP bloggers are urging the party on to 2010 and their plans for an independence referendum. The View from the North
- My son would like to join the army, but he is understandably concerned about being exposed to such brutishness.
- The company's wholesale division dragged its heels on equipping local exchanges for ADSL, understandably, while it figured out a way of making it pay.
- Understandably, the Royal Society of Chemistry has just honoured Holmes with a fellowship, the first time an imaginary character is being recognised.
- The restaurant in Miami was miffed, understandably. Times, Sunday Times
- None of these characters is evil, none commits the transgression that precipitates the suicide, but all are driven, understandably yet horrifyingly, to behave in devious ways that wound others badly. Cover to Cover
- Edwin van der Sar, 39, had nothing to apologise for, but the veteran understandably does not dominate the goalmouth.
- To bring what was commonly regarded as an unfilmable book to screen, Harron has understandably had to dilute Ellis' uncompromising vision, but the film's strengths lie elsewhere.
- Understandably, the children were getting impatient for the beach - but how on earth were we going to get down there?
- my local continental bakery (barbakan in chorlton uk) does a lovely cake he calls a beesting but its not like any beesting I have seen before and he wont share his recipe - (understandably) The Fresh Loaf