What does Comprehend mean?
Definitions for Comprehend
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛndcom·pre·hend
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Comprehend.
Princeton's WordNet
grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
perceive, comprehendverb
to become aware of through the senses
"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
embrace, encompass, comprehend, coververb
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
Wiktionary
comprehendverb
to cover, include, or contain
comprehendverb
to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
Etymology: From comprehendere, from the prefix com-, + prehendere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To COMPREHENDverb
Etymology: comprehendo, Latin.
If there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Rom. xiii. 9.
It would be ridiculous to grow old in the study of every necessary thing, in an art which comprehends so many several parts. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
Rome was not better by her Quintus Horatius Flaccus taught,
Than we are here to comprehend his thought. Edmund Waller.’Tis unjust, that they who have not the least notion of heroic writing, should therefore condemn the pleasure which others receive from it, because they cannot comprehend it. Dryd.
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comprehend
To comprehend means to understand or grasp the meaning, nature, or importance of something. It involves the ability to perceive, discern, and fully process information or ideas, often resulting in new insights or learning.
Webster Dictionary
Comprehendverb
to contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire
Comprehendverb
to take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply
Comprehendverb
to take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Comprehend
kom-pre-hend′, v.t. to seize or take up with the mind, to understand: to comprise or include.—ns. Comprehensibil′ity, Comprehen′sibleness.—adj. Comprehen′sible, capable of being understood.—adv. Comprehen′sibly.—n. Comprehen′sion, power of the mind to understand: (logic) the intension of a term or the sum of the qualities implied in the term: the inclusion of Nonconformists within the Church of England.—adj. Comprehen′sive, having the quality or power of comprehending much: extensive: full.—adv. Comprehen′sively.—n. Comprehen′siveness. [L. comprehendĕre, to seize.]
Editors Contribution
comprehend
To understand the meaning of.
WE did comprehend the information conveyed.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Comprehend in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Comprehend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Comprehend in a Sentence
I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.
The teacher is indoctrinating her students, everybody has a right to believe in what they want and my daughter wasn’t given that opportunity. And especially at that age, I don’t even think that she can comprehend to make an informed decision on who and what she should believe in.
Plymouth Fire Chief Edward Bradley:
I don't think students comprehend the reality that they can be electrocuted and killed, or start a fire, parents need to talk to their children and tell them if you see this stuff, don't try to imitate it.
The main failure of education is that it has not prepared people to comprehend matters concerning human destiny.
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- فهمArabic
- разбирам, побирам, схващам, обхващамBulgarian
- deallWelsh
- verstehen, erfassen, umfassen, begreifenGerman
- κατανοώGreek
- kompreniEsperanto
- comprenderSpanish
- tajuta, sisältää, ymmärtää, käsittääFinnish
- comprendreFrench
- comprendere, capireItalian
- 解る, 理解Japanese
- video, capioLatin
- bevatten, begrijpenDutch
- forstå, dekke, fatteNorwegian
- compreenderPortuguese
- aypayQuechua
- cuprinde, înțelegeRomanian
- понимать, постигать, покрыватьRussian
- cumprèndhereSardinian
- idrak etmekTurkish
- 理解Chinese
- qonda, bonaZulu
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