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easy to understand

easy to understand

27 1.0
Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly
  • idiom
  • /ˈiːzi tə ˌʌndərˈstænd/
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  • The engineering model makes it easier to understand existing processes and to design new ones.
  • make it easy to understand
  • clear and easy to understand
  • relatively easy to understand

I mean, it's easy to understand how it feels even today, seven years later.

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Examples

  • Entries are well-written, easy to understand, and offer recommendations for further reading.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Children of this age need texts that are easy to understand and short enough to memorize effectively

    Academic text (2003)
  • So how to make that easy to understand and tell the story through design?

  • I mean, it's easy to understand how it feels even today, seven years later.

  • His advice was always clear and easy to understand.

  • When you hear a piece like this, it's easy to understand why emotions play such a big part in music.

  • As a child, it's really easy to understand the concept of not wanting to harm an animal.

  • Third, they should establish easy-to-understand policies providing guidance on how to deal with Internet code.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many norm-referenced tests produce percentiles, which have the advantage of being easy to understand.

    Academic text (2015)
  • His advice was always clear and easy to understand.

Synonyms

easy
vseasy to understand
1.0

Not hard to do, understand, or achieve

is more about clarity of expression than simple task effort
clear
vseasy to understand
1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

focuses on explicit meaning rather than on minimal complexity
simple
vseasy to understand
1.0

Easy to understand or do

focuses on meaning and clarity rather than on completing tasks
obvious
vseasy to understand
1.0

Easy to see or understand

focuses on meaning clarity rather than mere apparentness
plain
vseasy to understand
264 1.0

Easy to see or understand

stresses clarity of idea more than merely obvious appearance
friendly
vseasy to understand
218 1.0

Easy to use and understand for new users

deals with being clear in message rather than with approachability
understandable
vseasy to understand
171 1.6

Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way

focuses on plain meaning rather than on audience ability
straightforward
vseasy to understand
99 3.7

Something that is easy to understand and clear

emphasizes lack of ambiguity rather than low effort for tasks
accessible
vseasy to understand
45 3.4

A text or idea easy to understand

focuses on clarity for interpretation rather than on audience inclusion
crystal clear
vseasy to understand
  • Informal
43 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

conveys strong obviousness rather than normal plainness of meaning
concise
vseasy to understand
37 4.2

Using few words to give important information clearly

focuses on clarity of thought rather than simply word economy
clear-cut
vseasy to understand
27 4.2

Easy to see and understand

is about straightforward meaning rather than formal decisiveness
user-friendly
vseasy to understand
21 3.1

Simple and easy to understand because the design is clear

is focused on clarity of meaning rather than on interface design
succinct
vseasy to understand
18 6.4

Short and clear, using only a few words

prioritizes clear meaning rather than shortness of wording
uncomplicated
vseasy to understand
18 3.2

Easy to understand or deal with

puts stress on meaning clarity rather than on low effort to do tasks
elementary
vseasy to understand
15 1.0

Easy to understand or do

concerns clear expression rather than being aimed only at beginners
self-explanatory
vseasy to understand
12 3.5

Easy to understand without extra help

focuses on offering clarity rather than claiming total independence from explanation
comprehensible
vseasy to understand
11 3.7

Easy to understand

stresses plain clarity of expression more than broad reach
easy to follow
vseasy to understand
8 1.0

Simple to understand and do

focuses on meaning and interpretation rather than stepwise guidance
intelligible
vseasy to understand
8 4.4

Easy to hear and understand

targets general clarity rather than specialized technical phrasing
digestible
vseasy to understand
4 3.9

Easy to understand and remember

is about plain meaning more than being simplified for memory
clear and to the point
vseasy to understand
1 3.7

Easy to understand without extra details

emphasizes plain meaning over brevity-driven directness
limpid
vseasy to understand
1 6.4

Clear and easy to understand, especially in writing or speech

is general simple clarity rather than literary transparency
followable
vseasy to understand
3.4

Easy to understand and keep up with online posts

relates to clear meaning rather than being appealing for tracking
luculent
vseasy to understand
  • Formal
9.9

Clear and easy to understand speech or writing

is about everyday clarity rather than heightened rhetorical brightness
simple as a pimple
vseasy to understand
  • Informal
7.5

Very easy to do and understand

expresses greater emphasis on effortlessness than the key's neutral clarity

Antonyms

648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

68 6.3

Not clear because it can have more than one meaning

How Simple

elementary
15 1.0
simple
1.0
easy to understand
27 1.0
clear
8 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

easy + to + understand

The meaning 'simple and clear' is directly and compositionally derived from 'easy' (requiring little effort) + the infinitival complement 'to understand' (to comprehend). This is a standard, cross-linguistic adjective + infinitive construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the phrase meaning.

Etymology

Easy to understand gives a simple picture: something easy to read or see, with plain words or pictures so anyone can understand it. So, it means 'simple and clear'.