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
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/
Etymology

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

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