English Explanatory Dictionary

forsta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To comprehend; understand.

Word forms

forsta forstas forstaing forstaed forstaa forstaw

Etymology

Probably from Dutch verstaan (“to understand”); or from Norwegian forstå (“to understand”), itself from Middle Low German vorstân (“to understand”), from Old Saxon farstandan (“to understand”), equivalent to for- + stand. More at forstand.

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