"besef" meaning in Afrikaans

See besef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈsɛf/
Etymology: From Dutch besef. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|besef}} Dutch besef Head templates: {{head|af|noun|uncountable|||-|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} besef (uncountable), {{af-noun|-}} besef (uncountable)
  1. awareness, realisation, sense Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-besef-af-noun-xRCS~y9~ Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 11 15 27 27 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 10 32 32 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /bəˈsɛf/ Forms: besef [present], beseffende [participle, present], besef [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch beseffen. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|beseffen}} Dutch beseffen Head templates: {{af-verb|beseffende|besef}} besef (present besef, present participle beseffende, past participle besef)
  1. (transitive) to realise, to notice Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-besef-af-verb-jcnGdvaK Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 11 15 27 27 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 10 32 32 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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