Tangible for Dummies

Tangible is a word that we use to describe something that we can physically touch or feel with our hands. Let me use an example to help you understand this better. Imagine you have a little toy in front of you, like a teddy bear. You can reach out and touch it, right? That's because the teddy bear is a tangible object. It's something you can hold, squeeze, and feel. In fact, anything that we can touch or feel, like a pencil, a book, or even a piece of fruit, is considered tangible.

But being able to physically touch something is not the only way that something can be tangible. It can also mean that you can clearly understand or grasp something with your mind, even if you can't touch it with your hands. An idea or a concept can also be tangible. Let me give you an example to help you understand this meaning. If I tell you about a superhero with special powers, like Superman, you may not be able to touch or see Superman, but you can understand and imagine what he's like in your mind. So in this sense, Superman's character is something tangible even though he's not a physical object.

So, to sum it up, tangible means something that we can physically touch and feel, like a toy or a book, as well as something that we can understand or imagine in our minds, like the idea of a superhero. It's like having something concrete that we can hold onto either with our hands or our thoughts. I hope this explanation helps you understand what tangible means!