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Verb

Comprehending what someone is saying

getting to the bottom of

getting the drift of

making head or tail of

getting the picture

getting the message

being cognizant of

cottoning on to

getting one's head round

getting the drift

making sense of

getting the hang of

getting a fix on

getting to know

having an aha moment

getting the idea

keeping up with

taking something on board

seeing the light

taking on board

getting wise to

becoming aware of

becoming conscious of

becoming cognizant of

getting one's head around

getting the point of

piecing together

getting the point

having knowledge of

getting the idea of

getting wind of

getting your head round

absorbing mentally

hypothesizing^US

making certain of

catching the drift

getting wise to the fact

seeing daylight

getting the picture about

taking notice of

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

hypothesising^UK

familiarizing oneself with

getting wind of the fact

differentiating

seeing the point of

getting the gist

getting to grips with

having a handle on

figuring something out

having information

catching on to the fact

having down pat

having experience of

having knowledge

feeling certain

making heads or tails of

getting one's mind around

getting clued up about

wrapping one's mind around

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

having on good authority

finding out about

double-checking

getting down pat

getting down cold

getting the impression

having a funny feeling

having a feeling

getting the impression of

taking for granted

taking a stab at

thinking likely

forming an opinion of

making a guess at

hazarding a guess

taking a shot at

making an estimate of

going out on a limb

having a sneaking suspicion of

jumping to a conclusion

getting through one's head

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

becoming conscious of the fact that

philosophizing^US

philosophising^UK

getting up to speed

acquiring the skill of

becoming expert in

getting into your stride

getting the knack of

learning the art of

becoming proficient in

acquiring the technique of

conceptualizing^US

conceptualising^UK

seeing in one's mind

forming a picture of

forming a mental picture of

seeing in your mind's eye

prognosticating

thinking through

building castles in air

conjuring up an image of

getting to the bottom

fantasizing about

knowing for certain

understanding the situation

giving thought to

forming an impression of

building up a picture of

sympathizing with

catching the drift of

becoming clear to

calling to mind

bringing to mind

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

creating in your mind

seeing in the cards

seeing something coming

setting at variance

making a distinction

catching sight of

diagnosticating

having an idea that

getting a load of

having someone pegged

knowing what makes someone tick

reading someone

having someone sized up

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

telling between

deciding between

telling which is which

contextualizing^US

contextualising^UK

believing to be

scrutinizing^US

becoming skilled at

having lessons in

knowing backwards

knowing inside out

applying oneself to

acquiring a knowledge of

acquiring skill in

hitting the books

familiarizing yourself with

gaining an understanding of

becoming competent in

calling the turn

crystal balling it

seeing it coming

cracking the books

specializing in

becoming versed

burning midnight oil

scrutinising^UK

coming up against

participating in

becoming familiar with

coming into contact with

concurring with

cooperating with

coming out of closet

going along with

coming into contact

coming to grips with

running the gauntlet

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catching red-handed

catching sight of

catching some few Zs

catching on the hop

catching on fire

catching one short

catching one's breath

catching off-guard

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