verb
- to understand intuitively or by empathy; to grasp something deeply and completely
Usage: informal; from science fiction; popularized by Robert A. Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land' (1961)
Examples
- She groks the underlying principles of quantum mechanics.
- I finally grok what you mean by that metaphor.
- He groks the emotional weight of the situation.
- They grok each other's perspectives without needing to explain.
- Once you grok the system, it becomes much easier to use.