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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How to say comprehend in sign language?

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. University College:

   On behalf of the entire University community, I wish to extend our condolences to the families and friends of those who died and to those who were injured, we can not comprehend the desperate shock and grief they are feeling and we are heartbroken at their suffering and loss.

2. Zeinab Chami:

   They look like the kids I went to college with at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, the kids I teach not just because they're Muslim but they have that bright, shiny innocence kids that age have, this was a moment for (my students) to pause and try to comprehend the reality they're going to be stepping into.

3. Anthony Noto:

   Its a result of Rogers vision back in 2008 and 09 when he established he wanted the LA market to be not just another stadium, but to be this iconic destination, stan and Dean are bringing it to life in a way that no one could truly comprehend when Roger laid out the vision.

4. Mikaela Shiffrin:

   Pretty hard to comprehend, my brother and sister-in-law are here. I did n’t know they were coming so that makes it so much special.

5. Henri Bergson:

   The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

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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