Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 hours agoBeing pedantic, but it’s beyond that. To grok is to know or understand so completely, it becomes a part of yourself. To know something fully. You can understand the concepts of astrophysics, but you might not grok the concept.
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·53 minutes agoThe literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of you.
minus-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 hours agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
Being pedantic, but it’s beyond that.
To grok is to know or understand so completely, it becomes a part of yourself. To know something fully. You can understand the concepts of astrophysics, but you might not grok the concept.
The literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of you.
I guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!