Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 hours agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square115fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)linkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-25 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-squareYarHarSuperstar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 hours agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoThe literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of 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.
I guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
The literal meaning was defined “to drink”. If you drink something, it becomes a part of you.