Verständnis — 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.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
Senses
Verständnis is used for these senses in English:
- apprehension The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
- comprehension A thorough understanding.
- grasp Understanding.
- understanding (uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
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.