comprehendverb [ I or T, not continuous ]
uk/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend/us/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhend/formalto understand something completely:
I fail to comprehend their attitude.
He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem
[ + question word ] I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.
[ + that ] I don't think he fully comprehends that she won't be here to help him.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehension
- at your fingertips idiom
- attune
- bear in on/upon
- common
- fathom
- feel
- fingertip
- hit
- make sth/sb out
- mind
- picture
- plumb
- read between the lines idiom
- reading
- realization
- realize
- take sth in
- twig
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