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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

  1. noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
  2. noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
  3. noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.

comprehension — full definition

  1. noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  2. noun (education) An exercise that tests a reader's understanding of a passage of text.

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