comprehend
Meaning
- (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
- (archaic) To include, comprise; to contain.
Synonyms
become aware of
Translations
comprendre
verstehen
comprendere
comprender
compreender
begrijpen
anlamakFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.
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