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- pronunciation:
- kam
pr
hend
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
comprehends, comprehending, comprehended |
| definition 1: |
to understand or grasp the meaning of.
I've read this paragraph many times, but I still can't comprehend it.No one comprehended the importance of this event at the time.- synonyms:
- apperceive, apprehend, catch, compass, get, grasp, perceive, realize, see, understand
- antonyms:
- misunderstand
- similar words:
- conceive, discern, fathom, follow, intuit, know, penetrate, savvy, seize, sense
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| definition 2: |
mentally or emotionally come to terms with or make logical sense of; grasp the reality of or reasons behind.
Who can comprehend such destruction?He still could not comprehend that his wife was dead and that she was not coming home.[verb + (that) + clause
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She tried to comprehend how this terrible thing could have happened to her.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
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- synonyms:
- fathom, grasp
- similar words:
- accept, understand
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| definition 3: |
to include.
The engineering profession comprehends many disciplines.- synonyms:
- contain, embrace, encompass, include
- antonyms:
- exclude
- similar words:
- cover, embody, subsume
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| related words: |
absorb, appreciate, apprehend, comprise, decipher, digest, encompass, interpret, learn, tumble, understand |
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| derivation: |
comprehendible (adj.) |
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