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αντιλαμβάνομαι — meaning in English

adilamvanomai

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English meaning

  • appreciate verb To be grateful for something.
  • apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  • conceive verb To become pregnant.
  • notice verb To become aware of something; to observe.
  • perceive verb To become aware of something through the senses, such as sight, sound, or touch.
  • realize verb To become fully aware of a fact or situation, especially one that was true all along.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

αντιλαμβάνομαι 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.
  • conceive (transitive) To understand (someone).
  • perceive (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
  • see through (transitive, idiomatic) To recognize someone's true motives or character.

appreciate — full definition

  1. verb To be grateful for something.
  2. verb To understand and value the true quality, meaning, or importance of something.
  3. verb (of an asset) To increase in value over time.

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.

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