begribe

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German begrīpen, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- +‎ gribe (“to grasp, gripe, seize”). Cognate to Swedish begripa and German begreifen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b̥eˈɡ̊ʁiˀb̥ə]

Verb

begribe

  1. to understand, to grasp, to fathom

Conjugation

Conjugation of begribe
active passive
present begriber begribes
past begreb —
infinitive begribe begribes
imperative begrib —
participle
present begribende
past begrebet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund —

Synonyms

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