comprehend

Meaning

  1. To include, comprise; to contain.
  2. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
Etymology

From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”).

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