comprehend
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comprehend
- /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ UK
- /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /kɔmpɹɪˈhend/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.
verb comprehends · comprehending · comprehended
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To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
I just can't comprehend how someone could be a butcher and vegetarian at the same time.
Similar: see
- To include, comprise; to contain. And lothly mouth, unmeete a mouth to bee, / That nought but gall and venim comprehended […].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: perceive, apprehend, savvy, encompass, grasp, embrace, cover, compass, dig, involve, comprise, include, consist, comprehensible, understandable, understood
Translations
Every language
verb to understand
| Español | comprender, comprehender, percanzar, diquelar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 解る wakaru, 理解する rikai suru |
| Português | compreender |
| Français | comprendre |
| Deutsch | begreifen, einsehen |
| Italiano | comprendere, capire |
| Ελληνικά | κατανοώ katanoó |
| Română | înțelege |
| Русский | понима́ть ponimátʹ, постигать postigatʹ, осознать osoznatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thấu hiểu |
verb to include, contain
| Español | comprender |
|---|---|
| Português | compreender |
| Français | comprendre |
| Deutsch | umfassen |
| Italiano | comprendere |
| Ελληνικά | περιλαμβάνω perilamváno |
| Română | cuprinde |
| Русский | покрыва́ть pokryvátʹ |
Talk about this word "comprehend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comprehend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comprehend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comprehend "comprehend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comprehend.Cite this
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