grok

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grok]
- /grɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grok]
- /grɒk/

Definitions of grok word

verb with object grok to understand thoroughly and intuitively. 2
verb without object grok to communicate sympathetically. 1
noun Technical meaning of grok /grok/, /grohk/ (From the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word meaning literally "to drink" and metaphorically "to be one with") 1. To understand, usually in a global sense. Connotes intimate and exhaustive knowledge. Contrast zen, which is similar supernal understanding experienced as a single brief flash. See also glark. 2. Used of programs, may connote merely sufficient understanding. "Almost all C compilers grok the "void" type these days." 1
noun grok Understand (something) intuitively or by empathy. 0
verb grok to understand completely and intuitively 0
verb grok (Transitive Verb) SLA to understand (something) intuitively. 0

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grok popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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