Comprehend
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Comprehend is a verb meaning (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
Meaning
(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
More Meanings
- (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
Example Sentences
I just can't comprehend how someone could be a butcher and vegetarian at the same time.
And lothly mouth, unmeete a mouth to bee, / That nought but gall and venim comprehended […].
In the second century of the Christian Æra, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind.
Our ſoules, whoſe faculties can comprehend The wondrous Architecture of the world: And meaſure euery wandring planets courſe, Still climing after knowledge infinite, […]
Word Forms
- comprehends
- comprehending
- comprehended
Synonyms for comprehend
Depending on context, synonyms include see, embrace, encompass, cover, apprehend, perceive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perceive, apprehend, savvy, encompass, grasp, embrace.
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Sources & Attribution
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