Grok
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹɒk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Grok is a verb meaning (transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
Meaning
(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
More Meanings
- (transitive, slang) To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.
Example Sentences
I finally grok Perl.
I find it exceedingly doubtful that any person groks quantum mechanics.
In his movie—right right right—and they all grok over that. Grok―and then it's clear, without anybody having to say it.
Today we take a few moments to help you grok some of the ways that victims of TU can up their hipness – if we may use that term without being considered old school.
Word Forms
- groks
- grokking
- groking
- grokked
- groked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grobble, grope, gropple, grubble, glop, gumph.
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