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noun
The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision:
horizon, purview, range, reach, scope. See ability, knowledge, see
- (Scots)
To perceive directly with the intellect:
apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. See knowledge - (Scots)
To apprehend (images) by use of the eyes:
behold, perceive, see. See see - (Scots)
To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
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