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intuit

gb/ɪntˈuət/ us/ɪntˈuət/
C1 Engels
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Werkwoord formal C1 action
1

know or sense without reasoning

to understand something by feeling, not by logic

Gebruikspatroon: intuit [something] / intuit that [clause] / intuit what [someone] means
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse this with words like institute/intuition; intuit is a verb meaning “understand by intuition.”
Synoniemen
sense (More common and less formal.) | perceive (More general; not always specifically intuitive.) | feel (More informal and often emotional.) | divine (More literary and suggests unusual insight.)
Antoniemen
misread (Understand incorrectly rather than accurately sensing.) | miss (Fail to notice or understand what is there.)
Woordcombinaties
intuit that |intuit the answer |intuit a solution |intuit the truth |intuit what someone means |intuit the problem |intuit a pattern |intuit a connection |intuit the mood |intuit the outcome
Thema's
thinking |psychology |communication
Voorbeelden
  • Even without seeing the numbers, she could intuit that the project was over budget.
  • With experience, you start to intuit what a client will worry about before they say it.
  • I couldn’t explain it logically, but I intuited the right choice.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
  • I intuited that he was unhappy.
  • She can intuit the answer quickly.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
intuit
IPA
GB/ɪntˈuət/
US/ɪntˈuət/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
in - tu - it (3 lettergrepen)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tu)
Woordvormen
Verb
  • Base: intuit
  • 3rd Person Singular: intuits
  • Present Participle: intuiting
  • Past: intuited
Woordfamilie
Forms
intuits verb intuiting verb intuited verb
Core family
intuition noun B2 intuitive adjective B2 intuitively adverb C1
Negative and opposite forms
unintuitive adjective counterintuitive adjective counterintuitively adverb
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