verstehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appreciate verb To be grateful for something.
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- comprehension noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
- conceive verb To become pregnant.
- discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
- fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
- feel verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- grok verb To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
- insight noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
- read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.
- roger intj Used in radio communication to confirm that a message has been received and understood.
- savvy adj Shrewd and well-informed, especially about practical matters.
- see verb To perceive something with the eyes.
- understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
- understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.
Senses
verstehen is used for these senses in English:
- appreciate (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
- apprehend To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
- apprehension Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
- catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
- comprehension A thorough understanding.
- conceive (transitive) To understand (someone).
- discern (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
- fathom (archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
appreciate — full definition
- verb To be grateful for something.
- verb To understand and value the true quality, meaning, or importance of something.
- verb (of an asset) To increase in value over time.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.