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forstå — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appreciate verb To be grateful for something.
  • comprehend verb To understand something fully.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

forstå is used for these senses in English:

  • appreciate (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
  • comprehend (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
  • get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
  • know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.

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.

comprehend — full definition

  1. verb To understand something fully.
  2. verb To include or contain something as part of a whole.

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