piger

Meaning

1. (informal, slang) to understand; to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on
2. (Canada) to choose at random; to draw

Concepts

understand

get

twig

grok

cotton on

savvy

tumble

swipe

pinch

know

get it

catch on

apprehend

comprehend

make sense

nick

nobble

notice

pilfer

purloin

read

📖

realise

realize

resolve

see

👀

snaffle

snarf

sneak

have a glance

latch on

To twig

pick things up

abstract

lay eyes

cabbage

compass

🧭

dig

figure out

filch

get onto

get wise

glance

grasp

hear

hook

🪝

lift

look

Synonyms

comprendre

capter

saisir

entendre

voir

👀

discerner

appréhender

être capable

être compétent

être qualifié

piquer

regarder

résoudre

s’y connaître

s’y entendre

viser

voler

catcher

prendre conscience de

poigner

arriver en ville

gnoquer

avoir compétence (pour)

brindille

chou

dépouiller

dérober

entraver

Translations

entender

comprender

kapieren

begrijpen

anlamak

capire

verstehen

entender

kavramak

comprendre

schnallen

entendre

begreifen

comprendere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pi.ʒe/

Etymology

Believed to be derived from an adjective meaning "caught", from Late Latin *pedicus, from Latin pedica (“snare, shackle, fetter”), and therefore doublet of piéger.