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opfatte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

opfatte is used for these senses in English:

  • catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

understand — full definition

  1. verb To grasp the meaning of something.
  2. verb To know someone's feelings, character, or reasons for acting a certain way.
  3. verb To believe something to be true based on what you've heard, even without full proof.
  4. interjection Used to acknowledge that you've grasped what someone just said.

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