English Explanatory Dictionary

comprehend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
  2. To include, comprise; to contain.

Pronunciation

/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ En-us-comprehend.ogg /kɔmpɹɪˈhend/

Word forms

comprehend comprehends comprehending comprehended

Etymology

From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.

Synonyms

see

Related words

comprehensibility comprehensible comprehension comprehensive comprehensiveness comprise

Derived words

comprehender comprehendible miscomprehend precomprehend
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