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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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 Superlative2
Common singular begripen
Neuter singular begripet
Plural begripna
Masculine plural3 begripne
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 begripne
All begripna
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Anagrams

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