begreifen

Meaning

  1. (class-1, strong, transitive) to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom
  2. (class-1, strong, transitive) to understand intellectually
  3. (class-1, reflexive, strong, transitive) to consider (to be); to see (as)

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

schnalle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bigryffe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

druuskoo

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

noochekoo

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

noochestyyge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

styyge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German begrifen, from Old High German bigrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + greifen. Compare English begripe, begrip, Low German begriepen and Dutch begrijpen.

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