twigged
Suddenly got it
Twigged is the past tense of twig, a British informal verb meaning to suddenly understand or realize something: I finally twigged what she meant.
It suggests a moment of catching on, often to something that should have been obvious: It took him a while, but he eventually twigged.
Grasped the meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- cottoned onCame to understand
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- dawnedBegan to grow light
figured out · caught on · realized · comprehended · got it · sussed · tumbled · latched on
understood
Grasped the meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- cottoned onCame to understand
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
dawned · figured out · caught on · realized · comprehended · got it · sussed · tumbled · latched on · perceived
spotted
Seen or patterned
clocked · saw · perceived · recognized · discerned · remarked · noted · spied · made out · picked up on
snapped
Broke with sudden force
trimmed · branched · sprouted · budded · grafted · cut · severed · detached · nipped · sprigged
twiggedmissed
Failed to reach
misunderstood · overlooked · drew a blank · missed the point · blanked