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5 dictionary results for: comprehend
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
com·pre·hend       [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]

com·pre·hend·er, noun
com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb

1. See know1. 2. See include.
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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
  1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend.
  2. To take in as a part; include. See Synonyms at include.


[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.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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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

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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