begrip

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English

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ grip. Compare begripe.

Verb

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begrip (third-person singular simple present begrips, present participle begripping, simple past and past participle begripped)

  1. (transitive) To grip around or about; get a grip on; grasp.
    • 1911, William Morris, May Morris, The Collected Works of William Morris:
      Then the girdled hilt seiz'd he, the Wolf of the Scyldings, The rough and the sword-grim, and drew forth the ring-sword, Naught weening of life, and wrathful he smote then So that there on her halse the hard edge begripped, [...]
    • 1913, Archibald Allan, Space and personality:
      They try to begrip by conceptions that which no conception can grasp save when conception is full-open with consciousness, and identical with it.
    • 1913, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The smart set: a magazine of cleverness:
      Then parted Frowin and Garnum, and, hands begripped, they solemnly repeated the foster-brother oath: "Thy kin will I protect; thy honor will I guard. Parted or together, when thou diest then will I die also: [...]
    • 2002, Christine Chism, Alliterative Revivals:
      A blissful/blessed body, arrayed in a rich manner in royal garments: all with glistening gold his gown was hemmed, with many a precious pearl placed thereon, and a girdle of gold begripped his waist; a great mantle was over that, [...]
    • 2012, Wilyem Clark, Steadfast:
      He came to be known as Peritus because he seemed expert at every task he begripped him.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch begrip, from Middle Dutch begrip, from Old Dutch *bigrip.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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begrip (plural begrippe)

  1. notion, concept, term
  2. understanding, comprehension
  3. understanding, empathy

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch begrip, from Old Dutch *bigrip. Formed based on begrijpen from the original nominative form of greep.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣrɪp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧grip
  • Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

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begrip n (plural begrippen, diminutive begripje n)

  1. understanding, comprehension
    Synonym: onbegrip
    Ik heb geen begrip van wiskunde.
    I have no comprehension of mathematics.
    Dat gaat mijn begrip te boven.
    That is beyond my comprehension.
  2. understanding, empathy
    Ze was vol begrip.
    She was full of understanding.
  3. notion, concept, term
    Verklaar dit begrip.
    Explain this notion.
  4. institution (well-known entity)
    Die bakker is echt een begrip in deze plaats.
    That bakery is an institution in this town.

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: begrip

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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begrip

  1. imperative of begripe

Swedish

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Verb

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begrip

  1. imperative of begripa