 | English | German  | |
| – | |
 | to grasp sth. [understand] | 4411 etw.Akk. begreifen [verstehen] | |
| to conceive sth. [comprehend] | 3553 etw. begreifen | |
| to fathom [comprehend] | 1826 begreifen | |
| to comprehend | 1780 begreifen | |
| to apprehend | 1567 begreifen | |
| to conceit sth. [obs.] [comprehend] | 1091 etw. begreifen | |
| to understand | 1071 begreifen | |
| to savvy [coll.] | 254 begreifen | |
| to realize | 240 begreifen | |
| to recognize [realize] | 169 begreifen [einsehen] | |
| to realise [Br.] | 110 begreifen | |
| to grok [Am.] [coll.] | 52 begreifen | |
| to realize sth. [understand, become aware] | 29 etw. begreifen | |
| to touch sb./sth. | 6 jdn./etw. begreifen [regional] [befühlen, betasten] | |
| to catch on [coll.] [to understand] | begreifen | |
| to take in sth. [understand, grasp] | etw.Akk. begreifen | |
| to take sth. in [to understand sth.] | etw.Akk. begreifen | |
| to get one's head around sth. [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [understand] | etw.Akk. begreifen | |
| to get one's head round sth. [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] | etw.Akk. begreifen [verstehen] | |
| Nouns |
| comprehension | 482 Begreifen {n} | |
| apprehension | 100 Begreifen {n} | |
| uptake | 80 Begreifen {n} | |
| conception | 24 Begreifen {n} | |
| understanding | 18 Begreifen {n} | |
| conceptualizing | 11 Begreifen {n} [Erkennen] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to be slow at sth. [idiom] [have difficulty grasping, learning] | etw.Akk. langsam begreifen | |
| to understand mathematics | Mathematik begreifen | |
| to be quick on the uptake [coll.] [idiom] | schnell begreifen | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to include sth. [contain, comprise] | etw.Akk. in sichDat. begreifen [veraltend] [etw. umfassen, einschließen, enthalten] | |
| to comprise sth. [consist of] | etw.Akk. in sichDat. begreifen [veraltend] [etw. umfassen, einschließen] | |
| to encompass sth. | etw.Akk. in sichDat. begreifen [veraltend] [etw. umfassen, einschließen] | |
| to connote | in sich begreifen | |
| to be slow on the uptake [coll.] [idiom] | nur langsam begreifen [begriffsstutzig sein] | |
| to see oneself to be sth. | sichAkk. als etw. [Nom.; auch: Akk.] begreifen | |
| to be comprehensible | sich begreifen lassen | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| apprehensive faculty | Fähigkeit {f} zu begreifen | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| You must understand that ... | Du musst begreifen, dass ... | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to miss the point | das Wesentliche nicht begreifen | |
| to miss the point | den Sinn nicht begreifen | |
| to grasp the fact that ... | die Tatsache begreifen, dass ... | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| I still can't get my head round it. [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] | Ich kann es immer noch nicht begreifen. | |
| I can't get over the fact that ... | Ich kann nicht begreifen, dass ... | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to make sb. see | jdn. dazu bringen zu verstehen / begreifen | |
