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begripen

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be- +‎ gripen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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begripen

  1. to grab hold of, to grasp
  2. to encompass, to contain
  3. to catch, to apprehend
  4. to reprimand
  5. to undertake, to perform

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: begrijpen
  • Limburgish: begriepe

Further reading

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Swedish

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Participle

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begripen

  1. past participle of begripa

Adjective

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begripen

  1. understood

Declension

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Inflection of begripen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular begripen
neuter singular begripet
plural begripna
masculine plural2 begripne
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 begripne
all begripna

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Anagrams

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