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1. (v.t.) comprehend
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
2. comprehend
to take in or embrace; include; comprise.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L comprehendere=com-com - +prehendere to grasp; see prehensile)
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| Definition of 'comprehend' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
2. (verb) perceive, comprehend
to become aware of through the senses
"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
3. (verb) embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
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"
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1. (verb) comprehend
to understand
easy enough for a child to comprehend; I couldn't comprehend what she was telling me.
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| Definition of 'comprehend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) comprehend
to contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire
2. (verb) comprehend
to take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply
3. (verb) comprehend
to take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand
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Sense: to understand.
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 Afrikaans: begryp, verstaan |
 Arabic: يَفْهَم |
 Bulgarian: разбирам |
 Brazilian: compreender |
 Czech: chápat |
 German: begreifen |
 Danish: forstå; fatte |
 Greek: κατανοώ |
 Spanish: comprender |
 Estonian: mõistma |
 Farsi: فهمیدن |
 Finnish: ymmärtää |
 French: comprendre |
 Hebrew: לְהָבִין |
 Hindi: समझना |
 Croatian: shvatiti, razumjeti |
 Hungarian: megért |
 Indonesian: mengerti |
 Icelandic: skilja |
 Italian: comprendere |
 Japanese: 理解する |
 Korean: 이해하다 |
 Lithuanian: suprasti, suvokti |
 Latvian: saprast |
 Malay: memahami |
 Dutch: bevatten |
 Norwegian: begripe, forstå, fatte |
 Polish: rozumieć |
 Persian: فهمیدن |
 Pashto: پوهېدل، شاملول ورك كول |
 Portuguese: compreender |
 Romanian: aînţelege |
 Russian: понимать |
 Slovak: rozumieť |
 Slovenian: razumeti |
 Serbian: razumeti |
 Swedish: fatta, begripa |
 Thai: ทำให้เข้าใจ |
 Turkish: anlamak |
 Taiwanese: 瞭解，領悟 |
 Ukrainian: розуміти; збагнути |
 Urdu: سمجھنا |
 Vietnamese: hiểu |
 Chinese: 了解，领悟 |
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