grok
pronunciation
How to pronounce grok in British English:
UK [grɒk]
How to pronounce grok in American English:
US [grɑk]
Word Origin
- grok (v.)
- "to understand empathically," 1961, arbitrary formation by U.S. science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) in his book "Stranger in a Strange Land." In popular use 1960s; perhaps obsolete now except in internet technology circles.
Example
- 1. Good math skills are essential if you want to grok all parts of this book .
- 2. " The west is the second-best path to successful life by their metrics , " says kim morrison , principal partner at grok china , a higher education consultancy .
- 3. Illustrations on how the technique works will help readers grok the concept more fully .
- 4. To design something really well , you have to get it . You have to really grok what it 's all about .
- 5. If the graph is hard to grok , or appears tweaked too much , we cease to believe it .