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comprehend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apprehend, compass, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
| Type of | understand |
| Has types | catch on, cotton on, get wise, figure, get it, get onto, intuit, latch on, tumble, twig, digest |
| Derivation | comprehendible, comprehensible, comprehension |
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?.
comprehend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | perceive |
| Derivation | comprehension |
Examples of comprehend
comprehend
At the story's outset, he doesn't even comprehend that there is a world outside.
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Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.
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At the time, Cecil failed to comprehend the sheikh's ambitions for his homeland.
From the independent.co.uk
You have faced some ugly situations many of us will never be able to comprehend.
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Its labels are hard to read, its sweetness-dryness rules are hard to comprehend.
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Expect an ovation the likes of which even Alstott may not be able to comprehend.
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This time he will have a moment to better comprehend that he's now the good guy.
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Don't forget Game 7 in Phoenix in 2006, a night still too bizarre to comprehend.
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The ability to read and comprehend information unlocks all kinds of opportunity.
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- Grok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
- Perceive: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
- Embrace: 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"
- (comprehended) appreciated: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
- (comprehension) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
- (comprehension) inclusion: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
- (Comprehension (logic)) In logic, the comprehension of an object is the totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion. ...
- To cover, include, or contain; to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly
- (comprehended) Understood; Included; comprised; contained
