grok
verb/ɡrɒk/
/ɡrɑːk/
(US English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they grok | /ɡrɒk/ /ɡrɑːk/ |
| he / she / it groks | /ɡrɒks/ /ɡrɑːks/ |
| past simple grokked | /ɡrɒkt/ /ɡrɑːkt/ |
| past participle grokked | /ɡrɒkt/ /ɡrɑːkt/ |
| -ing form grokking | /ˈɡrɒkɪŋ/ /ˈɡrɑːkɪŋ/ |
- grok something to understand something completely using your feelings rather than considering the facts
- Kids grok this show immediately but their parents take longer to get it.
Word Origin1960s: a word invented by Robert Heinlein (1907–88), American author.Definitions on the go
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