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.