comprehensible
Translation
understandable, intelligible
Examples
His explanation was clear and comprehensible.
His explanation was clear and comprehensible.
The instructions should be comprehensible to everyone.
The instructions should be comprehensible to everyone.
Grammar Patterns
((be)) comprehensible to be understandable His explanation was clear and comprehensible.
comprehensible ((to sb.)) understandable to (sb.) The instructions should be comprehensible to everyone.
Similar Words
Synonyms: understandable, clear, intelligible; Antonyms: incomprehensible, obscure
Etymology
From Latin 'comprehensibilis', from 'comprehendere' (to grasp). The suffix '-ible' means 'able to be'.
Memory Tips
If something is 'comprehens-ible', you are 'able' to 'comprehend' it.