Origin: 1350–1400; Middle English comprehenden <
Latin comprehendere, equivalent to
com- com- +
prehendere to grasp;
see prehensile Related formscom·pre·hend·er, noun
com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
non·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
non·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
pre·com·pre·hend, verb (used with object)
EXPANDself-com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing, adjective
un·com·pre·hend·ing·ly, adverb
well-com·pre·hend·ed, adjective
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