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Comprehend

Comprehend Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Comprehend? [v] get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [v] to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Comprehend: apprehend \| compass \| cover \| dig \| embrace \| encompass \| get the picture \| grasp \| perceive \| savvy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Comprehend: absorb \| accept \| admit \| appreciate \| apprehend \| assimilate \| be acquainted with \| be apprised of \| be aware of \| be cognizant of \| be conscious of \| be conversant with \| be informed \| be with one \| catch \| catch on \| cognize \| compass \| complete \| comprise \| conceive \| conceptualize \| contain \| count in \| cover \| dig \| digest \| discern \| embody \| embrace \| encircle \| enclose \| encompass \| envisage \| envision \| fathom \| fill \| fill in \| fill out \| follow \| get \| get hold of \| get the drift \| get the idea \| get the picture \| grasp \| have \| have information about \| have it taped \| have knowledge of \| hold \| include \| incorporate \| involve \| ken \| know \| learn \| make out \| master \| number among \| occupy \| perceive \| possess \| prehend \| read \| realize \| receive \| reckon among \| reckon in \| reckon with \| recognize \| savvy \| see \| seize \| seize the meaning \| sense \| subsume \| take \| take in \| take into account \| take into consideration \| take up \| twig \| understand \| wot \| wot of See Also \| ache \| apperceive \| catch \| catch on \| cotton on \| digest \| divine \| dream \| feel \| figure \| find \| get it \| get onto \| hallucinate \| hear \| hurt \| include \| intuit \| latch on \| listen \| misperceive \| pick up \| receive \| see \| see through \| sense \| sight \| smell \| suffer \| taste \| touch \| tumble \| twig \| understand Comprehend In Webster's Dictionary \Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprehending}.] [L. comprehendere, comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.). See {Get}, and cf. {Comprise}.] 1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire. Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure. --Is. xl. 12. 2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply. Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion. --Hobbes. And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying. --Rom. xiii. 9. 3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand. At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing. Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend. --Job. xxxvii. 5. Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp; embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive; understand. See {Apprehend}.

Comprehend Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Comprehend?

[v] get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
[v] to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
[v] 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"

Comprehend In Webster's Dictionary

\Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprehended};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprehending}.] [L. comprehendere,
comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before
+ hendere (used only in comp.). See {Get}, and cf.
{Comprise}.]
1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states
   comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

         Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in
         a measure.                            --Is. xl. 12.

2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to
   comprise; to imply.

         Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.
                                               --Hobbes.

         And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
         comprehended in this saying.          --Rom. xiii.
                                               9.

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

         At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing.

         Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend.
                                               --Job. xxxvii.
                                               5.

Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp;
     embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive;
     understand. See {Apprehend}.

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