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entender — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
  • construe noun A translation.
  • grok verb To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
  • perceive verb To become aware of something through the senses, such as sight, sound, or touch.
  • see verb To perceive something with the eyes.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

entender is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehend To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
  • construe (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
  • get straight (idiomatic, transitive) : to make clear, to reach an understanding.
  • grok (transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually.
  • make sense (intransitive, idiomatic, with of) To decipher or understand.
  • perceive (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
  • see (figuratively) To understand.
  • understand (transitive) To believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.

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.

construe — full definition

  1. noun A translation.
  2. noun An interpretation.

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