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begreifen (v.i./t.)
   to comprehend, grasp, understand; appreciate, see, view
der Begriff (-e)
   concept, term

Es ist kaum zu begreifen.
It's almost incomprehensible.
Um zu begreifen, dass der Himmel überall blau ist, braucht man nicht um die Welt zu reisen. (J.W. von Goethe, "Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre II", Betrachtungen im Sinne der Wanderer, 1829)
One need not travel around the world to understand that the sky is blue everywhere. (J.W. von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years II, Observations in the Mindset of the Wanderers, 1829)
Er hat falsche Begriffe davon.
He has the wrong ideas about it/that.
Der deutsche Mittelstand ist im Wandel begriffen.
The German "Mittelstand"* is in the process of change.
Begriffen.
Point taken. - Got it.

*der Mittelstand = German medium-sized businesses

Related:
begreiflich (adj) understandable
der Inbegriff embodiment, epitome
in etw (dat.) begriffen sein to be in the process of doing sth
begrifflich (adj/adv) conceptual/conceptually

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