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comprehendcomprehend /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnd/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] formal ETYMOLOGYcomprehendOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin comprehendere to take hold of completely VERB TABLEcomprehend |
| Present | I, you, we, they | comprehend | | he, she, it | comprehends | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | comprehended | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have comprehended | | he, she, it | has comprehended | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had comprehended | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will comprehend | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have comprehended |
► comprehend how/why/what It is difficult to comprehend how someone could harm a child. ► fully comprehended Families are bound together in ways that cannot be fully comprehended. THESAURUSmeaning► understand to know what someone or something means or what the words of a particular language mean: Unfortunately she doesn’t understand English. I still don’t understand. Can you say it slower? ► see informal to understand something: I see what you mean. ► grasp to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one: I couldn’t grasp everything he was saying. ► follow to understand something such as an explanation or story as you hear it, read it, etc.: Her explanation was long, complicated, and hard to follow. ► make sense of something to understand something difficult or complicated, especially by thinking about it: People are trying to make sense of the news. ► comprehend formal to understand something, especially something that is not easy to understand: Many children can read the words, yet do not comprehend what they read. ► appreciate formal to understand that something is important because it affects what will happen: I don’t think you fully appreciate how important a good education is. to understand something that is complicated or difficult SYN understand: Even scientists do not comprehend these phenomena.comprehend how/why/what It is difficult to comprehend how someone could harm a child. Families are bound together in ways that cannot be fully comprehended.► see thesaurus at understand [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin comprehendere to take hold of completely] |