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comprehend

[ kom-pri-hend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive:

    He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.

  2. to take in or embrace; include; comprise:

    The course will comprehend all facets of Japanese culture.

comprehend

/ ˌɒɪˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. to perceive or understand
  2. tr to comprise or embrace; include
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • dzp·Իİ noun
  • dzp·ԻiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzcdz··ԻiԲ adjective
  • ԴDzcdz··ԻiԲ·ly adverb
  • cdz··Ի verb (used with object)
  • -dzp·ԻiԲ adjective
  • ܲcdz··ԻĻ adjective
  • ܲcdz··ԻiԲ adjective
  • ܲcdz··ԻiԲ·ly adverb
  • ɱ-dz··ԻĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere, from com- com- + prehendere “to seize” ( prehension )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehend1

C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize
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Synonym Study

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are other ways to say comprehend?

To comprehend something is to grasp it with the mind. How is comprehend different from know and understand? Learn more on .

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