grok
Grok (verb) means to understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
Etymology
Coined by American author and aeronautical engineer Robert A. Heinlein in 1961 in his novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Heinlein invented the word for his fictitious Martian language. It is described as meaning “to drink” and, figuratively, “to drink in all available aspects of reality”, “to become one with the observed”. William Tenn later asked Heinlein if it could have been inspired by the term griggo, which featured in Tenn's Venus and the Seven Sexes (1949); Heinlein “looked startled, then thought about it for a long time (and) shrugged, (saying) ‘It's possible, very possible.’”
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of grok?
"grok" (verb) means to understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
What are the different meanings of grok?
"grok" has 2 main meanings: 1. To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually; 2. To fully and completely understand something in all of its details and intricacies.