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  enlarge imageOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + twigtwig + verbSee full entry Word Originnoun Old English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two.
twig verb /twɪɡ/ /twɪɡ/ [intransitive, transitive] (British English, informal) jump to other results - 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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