Grok

Word GROK
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Definitions and meanings of "Grok"

What do we mean by grok?

To understand profoundly through intuition or empathy. transitive verb

To have or to have acquired an intuitive understanding of; to know (something) without having to think (such as knowing the number of objects in a collection without needing to count them: see subitize). verb

To fully and completely understand something in all its details and intricacies. verb

Get the meaning of something verb

To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.

To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.

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The word "grok" in example sentences

For those of you who read Robert Heinlein, you will realize that I stole the term grok from his novel, Strangers In A Strange Land, which was practically required reading for hippies. ❋ R.W. Sanders (2011)

A techi geek word, to grok is a coinage of science-fiction writer R.A. Heinlein, meaning to understand something thoroughly by having empathy with it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I actually think that this is part of the secret of our success -- we write headlines like wire-service stringers, headlines that are meant to be easy to grok from a cluster of RSS links, search-results, and so on. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But what is up with the word grok turning up in that article, and so many others lately? ❋ Unknown (2004)

An emblem of this book's influence: the word "grok"--Martian for complete, instinctive understanding--has entered the language and a dictionary or two. ❋ Unknown (2006)

... calling grok a friendly packaged zope is like calling a pirahna a friendly packaged shark. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I might agree somewhat with whatever it is that you are trying to say if I could understand what it is you are trying to say, but unless you can fill out your thoughts into a cogent paragraph, I won't be able to 'grok' your thoughts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What is interesting about this word choice is that I think the vast majority of Americans can follow what she is saying, but only a small percentage truly "grok" the meaning. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When ET wrote, had to have all my medical and biology textbooks on hand in order to "grok" his postings. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But I think your use of "grok" is a misnomer, given that "understand" and "grok" are only superficially synonymous. ❋ CC (2008)

The one thing I do know from reading and responding to her writings is that she will still try to "grok" my point of view. ❋ Don Lewis (2008)

I have to say that yes, I find your statements that neither you nor a LOT of people have gender but that you KNOW it does exist because of transsexuals, or transitioned transsexuals to be a logic I have a hard time "grok"ing. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2008)

I hate to be so mundane, but for a generation that grew up with the word "grok" in our vocabulaires, an argument could be made for the works of Robert A. Heinlein and J.R. R. Tolkien. ❋ Frank Wilson (2006)

On another level, I have to question if games that are outwardly violent are always bad - I happen to agree to a certain extent with what I understand Raph to have said, that often the violence is merely a part of a deeper mechanic that people are gaming against or attempting to "grok". ❋ Unknown (2006)

To say nothing of understanding world-teachers like Sri Aurobindo, who require either innate samskaras from past lives, or the same life-long dedication that Wilber gives to his own guru Adi Da, and more specifically both, if one is truely "grok" what they are saying. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2006)

On a first read, what I got was the marvelous mix of dictions, the archaic "gaff'd" in the same poem as "grok" the jumble of g-sounds in the poem is great fun, and I didn't pay much attention to sense or context. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Say I want to use 'grok' to denote Julian of Norwich communing with her deity. ❋ Gillpolack (2005)

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