intellegō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comprehend verb To understand something fully.
- know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
Senses
intellegō is used for these senses in English:
- comprehend (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
- know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
comprehend — full definition
- verb To understand something fully.
- verb To include or contain something as part of a whole.
know — full definition
- verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
- verb To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or subject.