peilen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
  2. (colloquial, transitive, weak) to understand, grasp

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpaɪlən/
Etymology

From German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (“to measure water depth”), from pēgel, pegel (“level, water guage”); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (“level, water depth”).

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