capiscev.

Brit.

/kəˈpiːʃ/, U.S.

/kəˈpiʃ/

Forms: 1900s– capeesh, 1900s– capiche, 1900s– capisce, 1900s– capisci, 1900s– capish.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian capisce, capire.

Etymology: < Italian capisce, 3rd person singular present indicative of capire to understand (a1294) < classical Latin capere to understand, to take (see capture n.).

slang (chiefly U.S.).

intransitive. To understand. Chiefly used in interrogative: ‘Do you understand?’ Cf. savvy v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (intransitive)]

seeOE

understandc1000

knowlOE

tellc1390

conceive1563

smoke1676

overstand1699

savvy1785

dig1789

twig1832

capisce1904

1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII iii. 88 Holiness, Pope Leo wished to have had it opened on the day of His Own election; but it was impossible. Impossible! Capisce?

1933 I. Gershwin (title of song) No comprenez, no capish, no versteh!

a1946 in Best One-act Plays 1945 196 Capish?

1966 G. Baxt Queer Kind of Death (1967) vii. 92 Nobody..gets a look at this thing until I'm good and ready. Capisce?

1992 ‘J. Gash’ Lies of Fair Ladies (1993) vii. 45 If you say ‘Isn't this wonderful’ once more, I'll give you a pasting. Capeesh?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	capisce
释义	capiscev. Brit. /kəˈpiːʃ/, U.S. /kəˈpiʃ/ Forms: 1900s– capeesh, 1900s– capiche, 1900s– capisce, 1900s– capisci, 1900s– capish. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian capisce, capire. Etymology: < Italian capisce, 3rd person singular present indicative of capire to understand (a1294) < classical Latin capere to understand, to take (see capture n.). slang (chiefly U.S.). intransitive. To understand. Chiefly used in interrogative: ‘Do you understand?’ Cf. savvy v. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (intransitive)] seeOE understandc1000 knowlOE tellc1390 conceive1563 smoke1676 overstand1699 view1711 savvy1785 dig1789 twig1832 capisce1904 1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII iii. 88 Holiness, Pope Leo wished to have had it opened on the day of His Own election; but it was impossible. Impossible! Capisce? 1933 I. Gershwin (title of song) No comprenez, no capish, no versteh! a1946 in Best One-act Plays 1945 196 Capish? 1966 G. Baxt Queer Kind of Death (1967) vii. 92 Nobody..gets a look at this thing until I'm good and ready. Capisce? 1992 ‘J. Gash’ Lies of Fair Ladies (1993) vii. 45 If you say ‘Isn't this wonderful’ once more, I'll give you a pasting. Capeesh? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1904
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