| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To understand in a particular way: construe, interpret, take. See UNDERSTAND. 2. To give a precise indication of, as on a register or scale: indicate, mark, record, register, show. See SHOW. 3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal : savvy. Slang : dig. Chiefly British : twig. Scots : ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See UNDERSTAND.
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