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bevatten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comprehend verb To understand something fully.
  • comprise verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
  • contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
  • encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
  • feature noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  • hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.

Senses

bevatten is used for these senses in English:

  • comprehend (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
  • comprise (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]
  • comprise (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
  • contain (transitive) To hold inside.
  • encompass (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
  • encompass (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
  • hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
  • sense To comprehend.

comprehend — full definition

  1. verb To understand something fully.
  2. verb To include or contain something as part of a whole.

comprise — full definition

  1. verb To consist of or be made up of particular parts.
  2. verb To make up or form something as a whole.

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