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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

  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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