Verstand

Definitions of Verstand
  1. noun
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    synonyms: Geist, Psyche, Seele
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    type of:
    Kenntnis, Kunde, Wissen
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  2. noun
    knowledge and intellectual ability
    synonyms: Geist
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    type of:
    Geisteskraft, Geistesschärfe, Genie, Gescheitheit, Intelligenz, Verstandesschärfe
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
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