peilen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
- (colloquial, transitive, weak) to understand, grasp
Synonyms
anpeilen
klar werden
inne werden
bewusst werden
klar sehen
gefressen haben
überreißen
dahintersteigen
Klick machen
den Standort bestimmen
Translations
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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