Definitions for Comprehend
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛndcom·pre·hend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

2. perceive, comprehendverb

   to become aware of through the senses

   "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

3. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comprehendverb

   to cover, include, or contain

2. comprehendverb

   to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.

3. Etymology: From comprehendere, from the prefix com-, + prehendere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To COMPREHENDverb

   Etymology: comprehendo, Latin.

   1. To comprise; to include; to contain; to imply.

   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.

   2. To contain in the mind; to understand; to conceive.

   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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Comprehendverb

   to contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire

2. Comprehendverb

   to take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply

3. Comprehendverb

   to take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comprehend

   To understand the meaning of.

   WE did comprehend the information conveyed.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Comprehend in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Comprehend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Comprehend in a Sentence

1. Lewis Thomas:

   We pass the word around we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry we meditate over the literature we play the music we change our minds we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other.

2. Irish President Michael Higgins:

   Over the past half century, humanity has witnessed the destruction of 60 % of mammal, bird, fish and reptile populations around the world, we are the first generation to truly comprehend the reality of what we're doing to the natural world, and we may be the last with the chance to avert much of the damage. With this knowledge comes an extraordinary burden of responsibility that we all share.

3. Sloane Udell:

   We have struggled, as adults, to comprehend these unspeakably horrific deeds and to explain to our children, Evy's cherished grandchildren, that their beautiful, kind, and giving Grand-mom was no longer able to walk among us, there is no why. It has been an unimaginable task to bring reason to something so senseless.

4. Lena Dunham:

   It's not that I didn't care, but I didn't believe that me caring mattered. It was impossible for me to comprehend that one young woman checking a box after waiting in a long line could matter on a national level.

5. Brad Monroe:

   It’s just hard to believe that something could be that big, if you fly around it, it’s just incredible. It’s hard to comprehend how big, strong and fierce this fire is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Comprehend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Comprehend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Comprehend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Comprehend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Comprehend