verständlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verstentlich, from Old High German firstantantlīh, from firstantan, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to verstehen +‎ -lich. By surface analysis, Verstand +‎ -lich.

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Adjective

verständlich (strong nominative masculine singular verständlicher, comparative verständlicher, superlative am verständlichsten)

  1. understandable, comprehensible
    Antonym: unverständlich

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