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käsittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  • 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.
  • embody verb To represent an idea or quality in a physical or concrete way; to personify it.
  • encompass verb To include a wide range of things as part of a single whole.
  • fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
  • figure noun A number or numerical value.
  • grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
  • involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
  • reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
  • see verb To perceive something with the eyes.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

käsittää is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehend To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
  • catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
  • compose To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
  • comprehend (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
  • comprehend (now, _, rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]
  • comprise (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). [from the earlier 15th c.]
  • contain (transitive) To include as a part.
  • encompass (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.

apprehend — full definition

  1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
  3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

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.
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