begrip

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ grip. Compare begripe.

Verb

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.

Synonyms

• clasp, clutch, grasp; See also Thesaurus:grasp

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈχrəp/

Noun

begrip (plural begrippe)

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

Derived terms

• begripsraamwerk

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣrɪp/

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• Hyphenation: be‧grip
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• begrippenkader

Related terms

• begrijpelijk
• begrijpen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: begrip

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

begrip

1. imperative of begripe

Swedish

Verb

begrip

1. imperative of begripa