Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1354arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-23 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-up12·3 months agoI guess I didn’t grok the true meaning of the word. Thank you!
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 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.