comprehend

com·pre·hend

C0536000 (kŏm′prĭ-hĕnd′)tr.v. com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends 1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See Synonyms at understand.2. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include. See Synonyms at include.

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[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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com′pre·hend′i·ble adj.com′pre·hend′ing·ly adv.

comprehend

(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd) vb1. to perceive or understand2. (tr) to comprise or embrace; include[C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize]

com•pre•hend

(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd)

v.t. 1. to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive. 2. to take in or embrace; include; comprise. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin comprehendere=com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile] com`pre•hend′i•ble, adj. syn: See include.

comprehend

Past participle: comprehended
Gerund: comprehending

Imperative
comprehend
comprehend

Present
I comprehend
you comprehend
he/she/it comprehends
we comprehend
you comprehend
they comprehend

Preterite
I comprehended
you comprehended
he/she/it comprehended
we comprehended
you comprehended
they comprehended

Present Continuous
I am comprehending
you are comprehending
he/she/it is comprehending
we are comprehending
you are comprehending
they are comprehending

Present Perfect
I have comprehended
you have comprehended
he/she/it has comprehended
we have comprehended
you have comprehended
they have comprehended

Past Continuous
I was comprehending
you were comprehending
he/she/it was comprehending
we were comprehending
you were comprehending
they were comprehending

Past Perfect
I had comprehended
you had comprehended
he/she/it had comprehended
we had comprehended
you had comprehended
they had comprehended

Future
I will comprehend
you will comprehend
he/she/it will comprehend
we will comprehend
you will comprehend
they will comprehend

Future Perfect
I will have comprehended
you will have comprehended
he/she/it will have comprehended
we will have comprehended
you will have comprehended
they will have comprehended

Future Continuous
I will be comprehending
you will be comprehending
he/she/it will be comprehending
we will be comprehending
you will be comprehending
they will be comprehending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been comprehending
you have been comprehending
he/she/it has been comprehending
we have been comprehending
you have been comprehending
they have been comprehending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been comprehending
you will have been comprehending
he/she/it will have been comprehending
we will have been comprehending
you will have been comprehending
they will have been comprehending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been comprehending
you had been comprehending
he/she/it had been comprehending
we had been comprehending
you had been comprehending
they had been comprehending

Conditional
I would comprehend
you would comprehend
he/she/it would comprehend
we would comprehend
you would comprehend
they would comprehend

Past Conditional
I would have comprehended
you would have comprehended
he/she/it would have comprehended
we would have comprehended
you would have comprehended
they would have comprehended

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	comprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"apprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, digunderstand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"figure - understand; "He didn't figure her"catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feelingdigest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
	2.	comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"perceivesense, feel - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"apperceive - perceive in terms of a past experiencereceive, pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"divine - perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powershallucinate - perceive what is not there; have illusionsmisperceive - perceive incorrectlycatch, pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sensetouch - perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her"see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory senselisten - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?"find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"see through - perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"
	3.	comprehend - 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"embrace, encompass, coverdeal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"

comprehend

verb understand, see, take in, perceive, grasp, conceive, make out, discern, assimilate, see the light, fathom, apprehend, get the hang of (informal), get the picture, know I just cannot comprehend your attitude.
understand mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, get (it) wrong, miss the point of, get the wrong end of the stick, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed

comprehend

verb1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Scots: ken.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.2. To perceive directly with the intellect:apprehend, compass, fathom, grasp, know, understand.Scots: ken.3. To have as a part:comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in.

Translations

了解包含领悟

comprehend

(kompriˈhend) verb1. to understand. 瞭解，領悟 了解，领悟 2. to include. 包含 包含ˌcompreˈhensible adjective capable of being understood. 可被理解的 能理解的ˌcompreˈhension (-ʃən) noun the act or power of understanding. After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension. 理解力 理解力ˈcompreˈhensive (-siv) adjective including many things. The school curriculum is very comprehensive. 綜合的，廣泛的 综合的，广泛的 ˌcompreˈhensively adverb 綜合地，廣泛地 综合地，广泛地 ˌcompreˈhensiveness noun 綜合性，廣泛性 综合，广泛 comprehensive school one that provides education for children of all abilities. 綜合學校 综合学校