Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square293fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1275arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square293fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-25 months 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 months agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months 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.