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com·pre·hend 
[kom-pri-hend] Pronunciation Key
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[kom-pri-hend] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark. |
| 2. | to take in or embrace; include; comprise: The course will comprehend all facets of Japanese culture. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME comprehenden < L comprehendere, equiv. to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile]
] —Related forms
com·pre·hend·er, noun
com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
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| com·pre·hend
(kŏm'prĭ-hěnd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. com·pre·hend·ed, com·pre·hend·ing, com·pre·hends
[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.] com'pre·hend'i·ble adj., com'pre·hend'ing·ly adv. |
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comprehend
comprehend
1340, "to grasp with the mind," from L. comprehendere "to grasp, seize," from com- "completely" + prehendere "to catch hold of, seize" (see prehensile). Comprehensive "containing much" is from 1662.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| comprehend | |
verb | |
| 1. | get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: grok] |
| 2. | to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: perceive] |
| 3. | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Comprehend
Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Comprehending.] [L. comprehendere, comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.). See Get, and cf. Comprise.]1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire. Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure. --Is. xl. 12. 2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply. Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion. --Hobbes. And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying. --Rom. xiii. 9. 3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand. At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing. Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend. --Job. xxxvii. 5. Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp; embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive; understand. See Apprehend.
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