understandably

adverb

un·der·stand·ably ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē

: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons

is understandably nervous

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Even for small retailers, who are understandably preoccupied with holiday sales and fulfillment, planning for 2025 is still top of mind. —

Greg Hewitt, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Confidence is understandably low, but there is potential for the team that can provide Kolo Muani a new home. —

Thom Harris, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Aubrey Plaza understandably skipped presenting an award at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday night, following the suicide of her husband, Jeff Baena, who was found dead in their Los Angeles home on Friday. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025 What will happen in And Just Like That Season 3? Many further details are, understandably, being kept carefully under wraps, but Che and Nya’s departures brings with them a whole host of questions: where will Miranda’s storyline go now? —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for understandably

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of understandably was circa 1921

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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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