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Understanding and Learning

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to grasp
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to master
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to acquire
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to perceive
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to conceive
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to recognize
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to process
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to apprehend
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to conclude
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to deduce
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to intuit
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to internalize
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to investigate
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to pick up
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to detect
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to identify
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to distinguish
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to determine
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to sense
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to catch on
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to acknowledge
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to take in
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to decode
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to absorb
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to scan
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to gather
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to assimilate
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to ingest
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to delve
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to discern
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to pinpoint
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to decipher
to grasp
to grasp
Verb
g
g
r
r
a
æ
s
s
p
p
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to mentally understand information or concepts

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After multiple explanations, he finally managed to grasp the complex mathematical concept.
The student struggled at first but eventually grasped the fundamental principles of the scientific theory.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to master
to master
Verb
m
m
a
æ
s
s
t
t
e
ə
r
r

to learn to perform or use a skill or ability thoroughly and completely

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to acquire
to acquire
Verb
a
ə
c
k
q
u
w
i
aɪɜ
r
r
e

to gain skills or knowledge in something

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to perceive
Verb
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r
c
s
ei
i
v
v
e

to become aware or conscious of something

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to conceive
to conceive
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
s
ei
i
v
v
e

to produce a plan, idea, etc. in one's mind

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to recognize
to recognize
Verb
r
r
e
ɛ
c
k
o
ə
g
g
n
n
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to know who a person or what an object is, because we have heard, seen, etc. them before

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to process
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
c
s
e
ɛ
ss
s

to handle and work with data by operating on them in a computer

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to apprehend
to apprehend
Verb
a
æ
pp
p
r
r
e
ɪ
h
h
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to mentally grasp or understand

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to conclude
Verb
c
k
o
ə
n
n
c
k
l
l
u
u
d
d
e

to come to a personal determination or belief after considering information or experiences

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to deduce
to deduce
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
d
d
u
u
c
s
e

to determine by a process of logical reasoning

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to intuit
to intuit
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
t
t
ui
uə
t
t

to grasp or comprehend something instinctively and without conscious reasoning

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to internalize
to internalize
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
n
n
a
ə
l
l
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to incorporate or integrate information, beliefs, or values into one's own understanding or mindset

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to investigate
to investigate
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
v
v
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t
i
ə
g
g
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to pick up
Verb
uk flag
/ˈpɪk ˈʌp/

to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
up
to detect
to detect
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
t
t
e
ɛ
c
k
t
t

to notice or discover something that is difficult to find

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to identify
to identify
Verb
i
aɪ
d
d
e
ɛ
n
n
t
t
i
ə
f
f
y
aɪ

to be able to say who or what someone or something is

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to distinguish
to distinguish
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g
u
w
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

to recognize and mentally separate two things, people, etc.

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to determine
Verb
d
d
e
ə
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r
m
m
i
ə
n
n
e

to learn of and confirm the facts about something through calculation or research

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to sense
to sense
Verb
s
s
e
ɛ
n
n
s
s
e

to comprehend or interpret the meaning of something

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to catch on
to catch on
Verb
uk flag
/kˈætʃ ˈɑːn/

to understand a concept

graspperceiverealizediscern

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
catch
phrase's particle
on
to acknowledge
Verb
a
æ
ck
k
n
n
o
ɑ
w
l
l
e
ɪ
dg
ʤ
e

to notice and show recognition to someone

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to take in
to take in
Verb
uk flag
/tˈeɪk ˈɪn/

to comprehend something

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
take
phrase's particle
in
to decode
Verb
uk flag
/dɪˈkoʊd/

to figure out or understand something that is confusing or difficult to understand

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to absorb
to absorb
Verb
a
ə
b
b
s
z
o
ɔ
r
r
b
b

to understand and incorporate information, ideas, or experiences

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to scan
to scan
Verb
s
s
c
k
a
æ
n
n

to examine something or someone very carefully and thoroughly

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to gather
to gather
Verb
g
g
a
æ
th
ð
e
ɜ
r
r

to understand information based on what is available

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to assimilate
to assimilate
Verb
a
ə
ss
s
i
ɪ
m
m
i
ə
l
l
a
eɪ
t
t
e

to fully comprehend and integrate information or ideas

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to ingest
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
g
ʤ
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

to take in and absorb information or ideas

graspperceiverealizediscern
to delve
to delve
Verb
d
d
e
ɛ
l
l
v
v
e

to search something to find or discover something

graspperceiverealizediscern

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intransitive
to discern
to discern
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
c
e
ɜ
r
r
n
n

to understand something through thought or reasoning

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to pinpoint
to pinpoint
Verb
p
p
i
ɪ
n
n
p
p
oi
ɔɪ
n
n
t
t

to precisely locate or identify something or someone

graspperceiverealizediscern

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transitive
to decipher
to decipher
Verb
uk flag
/dɪˈsaɪfɝ/

to interpret or understand something that is difficult or unclear

graspperceiverealizediscern

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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