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Meanings of understandably in English

In an intelligible manner.

Usage of understandably in English
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Politicians understandably approach said question with caution -often with interesting results.
The Guardian
2
On Saturday evening, coach Michael Bradley, understandably, was looking ahead to Europe.
The Irish Times
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Households quite understandably want to reduce debt levels, not acquire more debt.
Reuters
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Coleman was understandably delighted with the result but especially pleased for Lawrence.
The Guardian
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He made it as far as Derby before, understandably, having second thoughts.
The Guardian
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Greg McLean, its young director, is understandably feeling rather pleased with himself.
The Irish Times
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She was understandably annoyed: We hadn't seen each other for three weeks.
The Elephant Vanishes
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Theresa May has stubbornly, although understandably, tried to plot a middle course.
BBC
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A higher-res, full-page photo on our Mac understandably took longer-almost2 minutes.
Reuters
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The decision to withdraw this groundbreaking proposal has understandably attracted much comment.
The Guardian
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A large part of the response to Hume was, very understandably, negative.
How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
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The rapid spread of coronavirus has people in the industry understandably nervous.
The Irish Times
13
Unable to pursue his work, he sank into an understandably dispirited obscurity.
A short history of nearly everything
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It understandably makes people more fearful of the change that immigration brings.
The Guardian
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You could pass it on, of course, but it was understandably tricky.
One of our Thursdays is missing
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It is, understandably, a strongly partisan argument, much of it already familiar.
The Irish Times
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