capable+of+being+understood

  • 31ambiguous — am|big|u|ous [ æm bıgjuəs ] adjective * 1. ) not clear, or capable of being understood in more than one way: The wording of the law is highly ambiguous. 2. ) confusing or not definite, and so difficult to understand: Their position in society… …

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  • 32translate — trans|late [ træns leıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to change spoken or written words into another language: I don t speak Russian, so someone will have to translate. translate something into something: The Bible has been …

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  • 33two-edged — [ ,tu edʒd ] adjective 1. ) a two edged weapon has a blade with two sharp edges 2. ) capable of being understood in two different ways, or of having both good and bad effects: DOUBLE EDGED: a two edged compliment a two edged sword something with… …

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  • 34make\ sense — v. phr. 1. To be something you can understand or explain; not be difficult or strange. The explanation in the school book made no sense because the words were hard. Compare: make head or tail of 2. To seem right to do; sound reasonable or… …

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  • 35intelligible — in tel·li·gi·ble || ɪn telɪdÊ’É™bl adj. understandable, comprehensible; capable of being understood only by intellectual means (Philosophy) …

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  • 36understandable — un·der stand·a·ble || ‚ʌndÉ™(r) stændÉ™bl adj. comprehensible, conceivable, capable of being understood …

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  • 37apprehensible — adjective archaic or literary capable of being understood or perceived …

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  • 38ambiguous */ — UK [æmˈbɪɡjuəs] / US adjective 1) not clear and therefore capable of being understood in more than one way The wording of his statement was highly ambiguous. 2) confusing or not definite, and therefore difficult to understand Their position in… …

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  • 39translate */*/ — UK [trænsˈleɪt] / US verb Word forms translate : present tense I/you/we/they translate he/she/it translates present participle translating past tense translated past participle translated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to change spoken or written… …

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  • 40two-edged — UK [ˌtuː ˈedʒd] / US [ˌtu ˈedʒd] adjective 1) a two edged weapon has a blade with two sharp edges 2) capable of being understood in two different ways or of having both good and bad effects a two edged compliment • See: sword …

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