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# readable

«readable» in Mova's school dictionary: **easy and pleasant to read** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (readable, more readable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Readable means easy and pleasant to read. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#m1)

2) Readable means clear enough to be read, for example handwriting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons a readable story or handwriting is clear; in computing, readable code is easy for people to understand. Phrases: easy to read, readable handwriting.

### examples

- Please make your handwriting readable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x1)
- The book was very readable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x2)
- The sign was faded but still readable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x3)
- Good code is readable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x4)
- Bigger letters made the poster more readable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x5)
- Large print makes books readable for Grandma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/#x6)

### note

«Legible» is used for handwriting; «readable» for both clear writing and enjoyable text.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «readable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/readable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.