begrip — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- comprehension noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
- concept noun A general idea or notion formed in the mind, especially an abstract one.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- grip verb To take hold of something firmly, especially with the hand.
- term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
- understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
Senses
begrip is used for these senses in English:
- apprehension Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
- apprehension Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
- apprehension The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
- comprehension A thorough understanding.
- concept Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
- grasp Understanding.
- grip A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
- term A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
apprehension — full definition
- noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
- noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.
comprehension — full definition
- noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
- noun (education) An exercise that tests a reader's understanding of a passage of text.