to grok

Examples

• All

• I'm going to keep fighting, but I grok where you're coming from.

  Blog text (10)

• And, and I find that it takes surprisingly long to really grok, to really understand buys and variance deeply.

  Lex Fridman

• I wanted it to be something that you could just really grok and see.

• You know, I encourage people to take grok or whatever, you know, version you want and, and tell it, OK, here are my values.

• But I certainly grok them, to use an old term.

  Blog text (10)

• You really grok what I'm saying, man.

  Fiction book (2002)

• So this is insane just so people can grok exactly how extraordinary this is.

  Rich Roll

• I know this is a tough thing to grok because it isn't like normal goods.

  Blog text (19)

• Once you really grok LL2, you could actually come up with your own selection of tools pretty quickly.

  Blog text (26)

• After studying the topic for hours, I felt I truly grok the subject.

Synonyms

U

to understand

vsto grok

∞ 1.0

To know the meaning of something

goes beyond knowing to deep intuitive almost instinctive understanding

G

to get it

vsto grok

• Informal

877 1.1

To understand something after someone explains it

is deeper and more instinctive than brief or sudden comprehension

D

to dig

vsto grok

• Slang

328 8.6

To understand or enjoy something

is a deep instinctive comprehension rather than casual appreciation

G

to grasp

vsto grok

146 4.1

To understand something difficult clearly

is more intuitive and immediate rather than learned through slow thought

C

to comprehend

vsto grok

137 2.7

To understand the meaning of something

adds an intuitive deeper sense beyond just knowing meaning

F

to fathom

vsto grok

57 6.1

To understand something after much thought

is more immediate and intuitive instead of requiring prolonged thought

G

to get the picture

vsto grok

• Informal

37 3.2

To understand what someone is saying or what is happening

is deeper and more complete than a general situational understanding

A

to apprehend

vsto grok

• Formal

9 4.3

To understand the meaning of something

is more instinctive and holistic rather than deliberate mental perception

G

to get the drift

vsto grok

• Informal

4 4.5

To understand the main idea without knowing every detail

is more thorough and internalized rather than just the main idea

S

to savvy

vsto grok

• Informal

1 7.2

To understand something in a casual way

is more fully intuitive and thorough not just practical or informal

Antonyms

C

to confuse

266 1.9

Make someone unable to think clearly or make something hard to understand

M

to misunderstand

53 1.8

To think something is true when it is not

How Understood

to master

191 4.1

to grok

• Jargon

3 9.9

to grasp

146 4.1

to understand

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology