1. to be able to tolerate, can stand (Colloquial word that works for people and things. It's a mix between liking and being able to bear. In a negation you can think of it as "I can't stand XYZ")
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abkönnen
Meanings
Word Family
Root: *gno-
The core idea of this root was
knowing
It’s the origin of can and to know and a big branch of Latin and Greek words that are all about knowledge in some way.
Here’s a little (incomplete) overview:
- can, could (“knowledge, skill”)
- to know, knowledge, acknowledge (“to know”)
- cognition (“get to know”)
- agnostic (“not knowing”)
- ignore, ignorant (“not knowing”)
- incognito (“unknown”)
- connoisseur (“the knower”)
- diagnose (“know about someone else”)
- recognize (“know again”)
- physiognomy (“knowledge of the physique”)
- notice, notify
- noble (“the known ones”)
bekanntunbekanntBekanntebekennenerkennenaberkennenanerkennenAnerkennungerkennbarErkenntnisGesichtserkennungwiedererkennenKenntnisMenschenkenntnisKennzeichenKundeankündigenAnkündigungBaumkundebekundenErdkundeerkundigen (sich)HeilkundekündigenkündbarKündigungKündigungsfristKundschafterauskundschaftenortskundigSexualkundesich kundig machenUrkundeVogelkundeVölkerkundeWarenkundeKundeerkundenKundschaftStammkundeverkündenSchön, dich kennenzulernen.sich auskennen (mit)verkennen
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