Nomen

die Einsicht

insight, understanding, realization, inspection

Er kam zu einer neuen Einsicht.

He came to a new realization.

Sie hat tiefe Einsichten in die menschliche Natur.

She has deep insights into human nature.

Wir baten um Einsicht in die Akten.

We asked for inspection of the files.

to have/gain insight into ((sth.)) to have/gain insight into ((sth.)) She has deep insights into human nature.

to come to a realization to come to a realization He came to a new realization.

to ask for inspection of ((sth.)) to ask for inspection of ((sth.)) We asked for inspection of the files.

die Erkenntnis (realization), das Verständnis (understanding); Antonyms: die Ignoranz (ignorance)

Comes from 'ein-' (in, into) plus 'Sicht' (sight, view). It literally means 'in-sight'.

The German word is the origin of the English 'insight'. Imagine looking 'into' a problem to understand it.

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