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A2 · Verb

begreifen

to understand, grasp

Word details

begreift, begriff, hat begriffen[bəˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]to understand, graspMan kann kaum begreifen, dass das Universum unendlich ist.You can hardly grasp that the universe is infinite.
Same stem:greifenangreifenergreifeneingreifenaufgreifen
Similar meaning:verstehen

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