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To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
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- To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
- To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
- To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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- To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
- To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp.
- To grasp mentally; understand
To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument:
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- To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument:
- To understand.
- To reach for and try to seize
To overwhelm physically:
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- To overwhelm physically:
- To take by force; capture or conquer:
- To have a sudden overwhelming effect on:
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To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
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- To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
- To stop; check:
- To undergo cardiac arrest.
To take hold of suddenly or forcibly, with or as with the hand; clutch
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- To take hold of suddenly or forcibly, with or as with the hand; clutch
- To have a sudden overwhelming effect on:
- To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
To seize suddenly; snatch or steal
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- To seize suddenly; snatch or steal
- To arrest or catch (a felon or wrongdoer)
- To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
To break or tame (a horse).
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- To break or tame (a horse).
- To cause to come to an end; break up:
- To arrest
(Slang) To seize or detain.
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- (Slang) To seize or detain.
- To furnish with a collar.
- To seize by the collar
To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight:
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- To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight:
- To draw a thumb and a finger together on a touchschreen to cause the image to become smaller.
- To press, squeeze, or bind painfully:
(Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
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- (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
- To plot or contrive (something harmful)
- To understand; comprehend:
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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- To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
- To include; take in; comprise
- To grasp mentally; understand
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
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- To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
- To determine the depth of; sound.
- To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly
To understand.
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- To understand.
- To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
- To reach for and try to seize
To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
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- To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct:
- To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in:
- To regard as true beyond doubt:
To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:
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- To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:
- To gather or assume from what is heard, known, etc.; infer
- To know thoroughly; grasp or perceive clearly and fully the nature, character, functioning, etc. of
(Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
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- (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
- (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
- (Scot.) To know
To be able to hold (something applied or inserted):
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- To be able to hold (something applied or inserted):
- To receive something, especially with favor. Often used with of.
- To take (what is offered or given); receive, esp. willingly
To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
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- To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
- To go to see (a performance, for example):
- To take or get passively; incur or contract without intention, as by exposure
To accomplish or bring about:
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- To accomplish or bring about:
- To grasp mentally; understand; comprehend
- (Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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- To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
- To grasp mentally; understand
- To include; take in; comprise
To apprehend mentally; understand.
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- To apprehend mentally; understand.
- To be of the opinion that; think:
- To hold as one's conviction or opinion; think; imagine
To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
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- To penetrate to the meaning or nature of; comprehend.
- To determine the depth of; sound.
- To get to the bottom of; understand thoroughly
To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
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- To come, move, or take place after another person or thing in order or time.
- To go after in order to catch; chase; pursue
- To take as a model; act in accordance with; imitate
(Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
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- (Slang) To cause an emotional response in; irritate, please, thrill, etc.
- To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.
- To begin or start. Used with the present participle:
To understand.
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- To understand.
- To reach for and try to seize
- To take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
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- To know (a language) well enough to interpret its written form
- To have or use as a preferred reading in a particular passage:
- To get the meaning of (something written, printed, embossed, etc.) by using the eyes, or for Braille, the finger tips, to interpret its characters or signs
To make sure; take care:
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- To make sure; take care:
- To get a clear mental impression of; grasp by thinking; understand
- To consider:
To be or become aware of
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- To be or become aware of
- To become aware of; perceive:
- To comprehend; understand
To understand or interpret:
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- To understand or interpret:
- To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.
- To subtract:
To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
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- To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
- To take as meant or meaning; interpret
- To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend
To understand; comprehend.
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- To understand; comprehend.
- (Slang) To understand; get the idea
To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
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- To obtain or find by an action similar to digging:
- To uncover and get from the ground or another surface in this way
- To take notice of:
2012 May 30, John E. McIntyre, “A future for copy editors", Baltimore Sun:
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- 2012 May 30, John E. McIntyre, “A future for copy editors", Baltimore Sun:
- To understand or figure out:
- To be or become aware of the situation; understand:
(Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
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- (Now Chiefly Dial.) To recognize
- To know (a person or thing).
- (Archaic) To see; look at; descry
To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds:
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- To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds:
- To be aware of; sense:
- To perceive through the sense of touch:
To know or learn by intuition
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- To know or learn by intuition
To become aware (of) through one of the senses, esp. through sight
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- To become aware (of) through one of the senses, esp. through sight
- To regard or consider; deem:
- To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
To grasp; understand:
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- To grasp; understand:
- To become aware of; perceive:
- To detect automatically:
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