Meaning
- to understand (language, words), to hear clearly
- (Belgium) to understand (an idea, meaning), to comprehend
verstaan
- to understand (language, words), to hear clearly
- (Belgium) to understand (an idea, meaning), to comprehend
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛrˈstaːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch verstaen, from Old Dutch farstān, from Proto-Germanic *fura + *stāną, compare Proto-West Germanic *frastandan (“to oppose; to understand”). Cognate with German verstehen; English forstand, Swedish förstå. Equivalent to ver- + staan.
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