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com·pre·hend
(kŏm′prĭ-hĕnd′)tr.v. com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends
1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See Synonyms at understand.
2. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include. See Synonyms at include.
[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
com′pre·hend′i·ble adj.
com′pre·hend′ing·ly adv.
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comprehend
(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd)vb
1. to perceive or understand
2. (tr) to comprise or embrace; include
[C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize]
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com•pre•hend
(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd)v.t.
1. to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
2. to take in or embrace; include; comprise.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin comprehendere=com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile]
com`pre•hend′i•ble, adj.
syn: See include.
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comprehend
Past participle: comprehended
Gerund: comprehending
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| Verb | 1. |  comprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" figure - understand; "He didn't figure her" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| 2. | comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" sense, feel - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" apperceive - perceive in terms of a past experience divine - perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers hallucinate - perceive what is not there; have illusions misperceive - perceive incorrectly catch, pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense touch - perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her" see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" see through - perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm" | |
| 3. | comprehend - 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" deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
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comprehend
verb understand, see, take in, perceive, grasp, conceive, make out, discern, assimilate, see the light, fathom, apprehend, get the hang of (informal), get the picture, know I just cannot comprehend your attitude.
understand mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, get (it) wrong, miss the point of, get the wrong end of the stick, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
understand mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, get (it) wrong, miss the point of, get the wrong end of the stick, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
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comprehend
verb1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.
Informal: savvy.
Slang: dig.
Chiefly British: twig.
Scots: ken.
Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.
2. To perceive directly with the intellect:
Scots: ken.
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Translations
يَشْمَليَفْهَم
chápatobsahovatzahrnovat
fatteforståomfatte
fela í sérskilja
apimtiaprėptibendrojo lavinimo mokyklasugebėjimas suprastisuprantamas
aptvertietvertsaprast
comprehend
[ˌkɒmprɪˈhend]A. VT
1. (= understand) → comprender, entender
2. (= include) → comprender, abarcar
B. VI → comprender
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comprehend
vt
(= include) → enthalten, umfassen, einschließen
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comprehend
(kompriˈhend) verb1. to understand.
2. to include.
ˌcompreˈhensible adjective capable of being understood.
ˌcompreˈhension (-ʃən) noun the act or power of understanding. After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.
ˈcompreˈhensive (-siv) adjective including many things. The school curriculum is very comprehensive.
ˌcompreˈhensively adverbˌcompreˈhensiveness noun
comprehensive school
one that provides education for children of all abilities.
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