förstå — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appreciate verb To be grateful for something.
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- construe noun A translation.
- fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
- first adj Coming before all others in order, rank, or time.
- follow verb To move behind someone or something, going in the same direction.
- read verb To look at written words or symbols and understand their meaning.
- see verb To perceive something with the eyes.
- understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
Senses
förstå 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.
- catch (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]
- construe (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
- fathom (archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
- fathom (figurative) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
- first Of or belonging to a first family.
- first Before anything else; firstly.
appreciate — full definition
- verb To be grateful for something.
- verb To understand and value the true quality, meaning, or importance of something.
- verb (of an asset) To increase in value over time.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.