B2
understandable vs understanding
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| understandableadjective/ˌʌn.dərˈstæn.də.bəl/ | Meaning easy to understand, or reasonable because you can see why someone feels or acts that way | Goes with perfectly understandable | Example Her anger is perfectly understandable after the way she was treated. |
| understandingnoun/ˌʌn.dərˈstæn.dɪŋ/ | Meaning knowledge of something; also sympathy for other people's feelings, or an informal agreement | Goes with basic understanding | Example You need a basic understanding of math to learn programming. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
Getting lost here is an mistake.