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

• fatte
• forstå