First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearHe seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on.
I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged.
First Known Use: 1764
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearappreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), understand;
miss;
misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand;
pick up on;
First Known Use: circa 1811
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearSee words that rhyme with twig Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for twig Spanish Central: Translation of twig Nglish: Translation of twig for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of twig for Arabic speakers
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