com·pre·hend (k m pr -h nd )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·hendi·ble adj.com pre·hending·ly adv. |
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd]
vb
1. to perceive or understand
2. (tr) to comprise or embrace; include
[from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize]
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| Verb | 1. |  comprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" figure - understand; "He didn't figure her" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| 2. | comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" sense, feel - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" apperceive - perceive in terms of a past experience divine - perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers hallucinate - perceive what is not there; have illusions misperceive - perceive incorrectly catch, pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense touch - perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her" see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" see through - perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm" | |
| 3. | comprehend - 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" deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
comprehend
verb understand, see, take in, perceive, grasp, conceive, make out, discern, assimilate, see the light, fathom, apprehend, get the hang of (informal), get the picture, know I just cannot comprehend your attitude.
understand mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, get (it) wrong, miss the point of, get the wrong end of the stick, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
understand mistake, misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, get (it) wrong, miss the point of, get the wrong end of the stick, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
Translations
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhend]
A. VT
1. (= understand) → comprender, entender
2. (= include) → comprender, abarcar
B. VI → comprender
comprehend
vt
(= include) → enthalten, umfassen, einschließen
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd] vt → capire, comprendere
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd] vt → capire, comprendere
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd] vt → capire, comprendere
v comprehend [kompriˈhend]
1 to understand. begryp, verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам chápat forstå; fatte begreifen κατανοώ comprender mõistma فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti saprast memahami bevatten begripe, forstå, fatte rozumieć compreender a înţelege понимать rozumieť razumeti razumeti fatta, begripa ทำให้เข้าใจ anlamak 瞭解，領悟 розуміти; збагнути سمجھنا hiểu 了解，领悟
2 to include. insluit; bevat, inbegryp, omvat يَشْمَل обхващам obsahovat, zahrnovat omfatte einschließen περιλαμβάνω comprender endasse haarama, sisaldama شامل بودن käsittää, sisältää comprendre לִכלוֹל समावेश करना obuhvatiti, uključivati magába(n) foglal mencakup fela í sér comprendere 包含する 내포하다 apimti, aprėpti aptvert; ietvert merangkumi bevatten omfatte, innbefatte zawierać incluir a cuprinde содержать в себе zahrnúť vključevati obuhvatati inbegripa, omfatta รวมถึง içermek, kapsamak 包含 охоплювати, включати شامل کرنا bao gồm 包含
adj compreˈhensible
capable of being understood. begryplik, bevatlik, verstaanbaar قابِل للفَهْم понятен srozumitelný, pochopitelný forståelig begreiflich κατανοητός comprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensible מוּבָן समझने के योग्य razumljiv, shvatljiv érthető dapat dipahami skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas saprotams; aptverams kefahaman begrijpelijk begripelig, forståelig zrozumiały compreensível comprehensibil, inteligibil понятный zrozumiteľný razumljiv razumljiv begriplig ที่เข้าใจได้ anlaşılabilir 可被理解的 зрозумілий; збагненний قابلِ تفہیم dễ hiểu 能理解的
n compreˈhension [-ʃən]
the act or power of understanding After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension. begrip; omvang فَهْم разбиране porozumění forståelse das Verständnis κατανόηση comprensión mõistmine درک؛ فهم ymmärtäminen compréhension הֲבָנָה समझ shvaćanje megértés pemahaman skilningur comprensione 理解 이해력 supratimas, sugebėjimas suprasti saprašana; aptveršana; ietveršana pemahaman begrip fatteevne, forstand rozumienie compreensão comprehensiune, (capacitate de) înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje razumevanje fattningsförmåga ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 理解力 розуміння ادراک ، فہم đọc hiểu 理解力
adj compreˈhensive [-siv]
including many things The school curriculum is very comprehensive. omvattend, alomvattend, volledig, uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk; begripsagtig, verstandsagtig شامِل обширен obsáhlý, vyčerpávající omfattende umfassend περιεκτικός completo, extenso laiaulatuslik جامع؛ فراگیر laaja, monipuolinen vaste; complet מַקִיף विस्तृत opsežan, obuhvatan átfogó, széles körű mencakup banyak hal yfirgripsmikill ampio, vasto 包括的な 포괄적인 visapusiškas vispusīgs; plašs merangkumi banyak hal veelomvattend omfattende, allsidig wszechstronny completo cuprinzător; complet обширный podrobný obsežen, izčrpen sveobuhvatan omfattande, innehållsrik, mångsidig ที่ครอบคลุม kapsamlı, etraflı 綜合的，廣泛的 всеосяжний; вичерпний جامع bao hàm toàn diện 综合的
adv compreˈhensively
uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk بِصورَةٍ شامِلَه подробно úplně storstilet umfassend περιεκτικά exhaustivamente kõikehõlmavalt بطور جامع laajasti très largement בְּאוֹפֵן מַקִיף समग्रतापूर्वक opsežan, razumljiv átfogóan luas að langmestu leyti ampiamente 包括的に 포괄적으로 visapusiškai vispusīgi; plaši dengan lengkap uitgebreid omfattende, allsidig wszechstronnie completamente cuprinzător обширно podrobne obširno sveobuhvatno omfattande, innehållsrikt, mångsidigt อย่างครอบคลุม kapsamlı olarak, etraflıca 綜合地 всеосяжно; всебічно جامع طور پر một cách toàn diện 综合地
n compreˈhensiveness
veelomvattendheid, uitgebreidheid, uitvoerigheid, volledigheid, katolisisme شُمولِيَّه изчерпателност chápavost; obsáhlost storstilethed der Umfang περιεκτικότητα amplitud kõikehõlmavus جامع بودن؛ فراگیری laajuus étendue כּוֹלֵלוּת समग्रता opsežnost (vmnek) átfogó jellege (v. széleskörűsége) pengertian það að vera yfirgripsmikill capacità di comprendere 総合性 이해력 visapusiškumas vispusīgums betapa lengkapnya uitgebreidheid det å være omfattende/allsidig wszechstronność, szeroki zakres inclusividade întindere обширность obsiahlosť obširnost sveobuhvatnost mångsidighet ความครอบคลุม kapsamlılık 綜合 всеосяжність; всебічність جامعیت tính chất toàn diện 综合
comprehensive school
one that provides education for children of all abilities. inbegrepe skool, omvattende skool مَدْرَسَه شامِلَه средно училище všeobecná střední škola enheds-; udelt die Gesamtschule πολυκλαδικό σχολείο instituto de enseñanza secundaria ühtluskool دبیرستانی برای افرادی با سطح های مختلف yhtenäiskoulu collège d'enseignement général בֵּית סֶפֶר מַקִיף बहुपाठ्क्रम विद्यालय opća srednja škola általános középiskola sekolah komprehensif fjölbrautaskóli scuola superiore unificata 総合中等学校 종합 중등 학교 bendrojo lavinimo mokykla vispārizglītojošā skola sekolah komprehensif middenschool ungdomsskole og videregående skole med flere studieretninger (typ szkoły ogólnokształcącej w Wielkiej Brytanii) escola secundária şcoală generală; liceu единая средняя школа stredná škola so všeobecným vzdelaním (splošna) srednja šola škola opšteg smera enhetsskola på grundskole- och gymnasienivå โรงเรียนกวดวิชา genel öğretim okulu 綜合學校 єдина середня школа جامع اسکول trường phổ thông hỗn hợp 综合学校
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