twig
verb/twɪɡ/
/twɪɡ/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they twig | /twɪɡ/ /twɪɡ/ |
| he / she / it twigs | /twɪɡz/ /twɪɡz/ |
| past simple twigged | /twɪɡd/ /twɪɡd/ |
| past participle twigged | /twɪɡd/ /twɪɡd/ |
| -ing form twigging | /ˈtwɪɡɪŋ/ /ˈtwɪɡɪŋ/ |
- to suddenly understand or realize something
- Haven't you twigged yet?
- twig what… I finally twigged what he meant.
- twig (that)… She never twigged that she was being duped.
- twig to something The gaming industry still hasn't quite twigged to the fact that women like video games too.
Word Originverb mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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