verstehen

Definitions of verstehen
  1. verb
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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    begreifen, erfassen, nachvollziehen, sehen, überblicken, überschauen
    get the meaning of something
    auslegen, lesen
    make sense of a language
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    aufdecken, blicken, checken, durchblicken, durchschauen, enträtseln, entwirren, fressen, kapieren, lösen, mitbekommen, mitkriegen, schalten, schnallen
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    ergründen
    come to understand
    sehen
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty
    schlucken, verdauen
    arrange and integrate in the mind
    verhören
    interpret in the wrong way
    hineininterpretieren
    read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
    reinterpretieren, uminterpretieren
    assign a new or different meaning to
    deuten
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    studieren
    interpret something that is written or printed
    einlesen, scannen
    obtain data from magnetic tapes
    auflösen
    understand the meaning of
    auflösen, enträtseln
    explain a riddle
    erraten, herumraten, raten
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
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