begreifen.
to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom
Meaning & usage
to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom
Der menschliche Verstand kann die Ewigkeit nicht wirklich begreifen.
to understand intellectually
Ich begreife nicht, wie das geschehen konnte.
to consider (to be); to see (as)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German begrīfen, from Old High German bigrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- + greifen. Compare English begripe, begrip, Low German begriepen and Dutch begrijpen.
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