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bemerken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
  • make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
  • miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
  • note noun A short piece of writing made to record or remember something.
  • notice verb To become aware of something; to observe.
  • observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.
  • overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
  • quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
  • remark verb To say something as a comment or observation.

Senses

bemerken is used for these senses in English:

  • discern (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
  • make out (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
  • note (transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
  • observe (intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.
  • pick up (transitive, ) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.
  • quote (archaic) To observe, to take account of.
  • remark (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of, to perceive. [from 16th c.]
  • remark (transitive, with clause as object) To express in words or writing; to state, as an observation. [from 17th c.]

discern — full definition

  1. verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
  2. verb To recognize the difference between two things.

make out — full definition

  1. verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
  2. verb To manage to see, hear or read something that is faint or unclear.
  3. verb To claim or suggest that something is the case, usually unfairly or falsely.
  4. verb To write out a cheque, form or document, especially by filling in a name.

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