Meaning & use
being intuitive
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrase
The quality of understanding or knowing something immediately, without needing to think or reason consciously.
Grammar: Often used after verbs like 'mean' or 'be': Being intuitive helps in many situations.
Patterns
- being intuitive about something
- being intuitive means
- the importance of being intuitive
Being intuitive allows her to sense when something is wrong before anyone else does.
In a fast-paced job, being intuitive can be more valuable than following a manual.
He credits his success to being intuitive about people's needs.
phrasefixed phrasecomputing
The quality of being easy to use or understand without needing to be taught or explained.
Grammar: Often used to describe designs, software, or systems: The app is praised for being intuitive.
Patterns
- being intuitive to use
- designed to be intuitive
- being intuitive for beginners
The new software is being intuitive, so even non-experts can use it.
Being intuitive is a key goal for user experience designers.
The interface is being intuitive, with clear icons and simple menus.
Common combinations
- being intuitive about
- She is being intuitive about the market's direction.
- being intuitive to use
- The app is being intuitive to use, even for first-timers.
- being highly intuitive
- He is highly intuitive and often knows what to do without being told.
- being intuitive and easy
- The design is being intuitive and easy to navigate.
Synonyms and how they differ
- instinctive
- Instinctive suggests automatic, natural reactions; being intuitive often involves a deeper, unconscious understanding.
- perceptive
- Perceptive means quick to notice or understand things; being intuitive emphasizes knowing without conscious reasoning.
- user-friendly
- User-friendly is used for tools that are easy to use; being intuitive is similar but emphasizes not needing instructions.
Opposites
Word family
- intuition noun
- The ability to understand something immediately, without conscious reasoning.
- intuitively adverb
- In a way that is based on feelings rather than conscious reasoning.
- intuit verb
- To know or understand something by intuition.
Commonly confused: being intuitive or intuitive?
being intuitive vs intuitive
Intuitive is the adjective; being intuitive is the phrase used when talking about the state or quality.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'being intuitive' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The correct phrase is 'being intuitive', using the adjective 'intuitive' after 'being'. Option 1 is correct. Option 2 uses the adverb 'intuitively', which is not used after 'being'. Option 3 uses the noun 'intuition'. Option 4 uses the verb 'intuit', which does not fit grammatically here.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “being intuitive”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.