ogarnąć — meaning in English

English meaning

• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
• whelm verb To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.

Senses

ogarnąć is used for these senses in English:

• catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
• overwhelm To overpower emotionally.
• whelm (intransitive, archaic) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
• wrap one's head around (informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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