comprehend

com·pre·hend

 (kŏm′prĭ-hĕnd′)

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 understand.

2. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include. See Synonyms at include.

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[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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com′pre·hend′i·ble adj.

com′pre·hend′ing·ly adv.

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comprehend

(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd)

vb

1. to perceive or understand

2. (tr) to comprise or embrace; include

[C14: from Latin comprehendere, from prehendere to seize]

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com•pre•hend

(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd)

v.t.

1. to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.

2. to take in or embrace; include; comprise.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin comprehendere=com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile]

com`pre•hend′i•ble, adj.

syn: See include.

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comprehend

Past participle: comprehended
Gerund: comprehending

Imperative

comprehend

comprehend

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	comprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" apprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig 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" perceive 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 receive, pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" 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" ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" 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" embrace, encompass, cover 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"

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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

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comprehend

verb

1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:

accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.

Informal: savvy.

Slang: dig.

Chiefly British: twig.

Scots: ken.

Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.

2. To perceive directly with the intellect:

apprehend, compass, fathom, grasp, know, understand.

Scots: ken.

3. To have as a part:

comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in.

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Translations

يَشْمَليَفْهَم

chápatobsahovatzahrnovat

fatteforståomfatte

begreifeneinschließenerfassenverstehen

comprender

comprendre

fela í sérskilja

comprenderecomprensibilecomprensioneintendereistruzione comprensiva

apimtiaprėptibendrojo lavinimo mokyklasugebėjimas suprastisuprantamas

aptvertietvertsaprast

bevatten

fatteinnbefatte

anlamakiçermekkapsamak

了解包含领悟

comprehend

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhend]

A. VT

1. (= understand) → comprender, entender

2. (= include) → comprender, abarcar

B. VI → comprender

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comprehend

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd] vt → comprendre

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comprehend

vt

(= understand) → begreifen, verstehen

(= include) → enthalten, umfassen, einschließen

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comprehend

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnd] vt → capire, comprendere

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comprehend

(kompriˈhend) verb

1. to understand. begryp, verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам compreender chápat begreifen forstå; fatte κατανοώcomprender mõistma فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti saprast memahami bevattenbegripe, forstå, fatterozumieć پوهېدل، شاملول ورك كول 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 incluir obsahovat, zahrnovat einschließen omfatte περιλαμβάνωcomprender endasse haarama, sisaldama شامل بودن 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 bevattenomfatte, innbefattezawierać شململ incluir a cuprinde содержать в себе zahrnúť vključevati obuhvatati inbegripa, omfatta รวมถึง içermek, kapsamak 包含 охоплювати, включати شامل کرنا bao gồm 包含

ˌcompreˈhensible adjective

capable of being understood. begryplik, bevatlik, verstaanbaar قابِل للفَهْم понятен compreensível srozumitelný, pochopitelný begreiflich forståelig κατανοητόςcomprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensibleמובן समझने के योग्य razumljiv, shvatljiv érthető dapat dipahami skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas saprotams; aptverams kefahaman begrijpelijkbegripelig, forståeligzrozumiały د پوهيدلو وړ 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

ˌcompreˈhension (-ʃən) noun

the act or power of understanding. After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension. begrip; omvang فَهْم разбиране compreensão porozumění das Verständnis forståelse κατανόησηcomprensión mõistmine درک؛ فهم ymmärrys compréhensionהבנה समझ shvaćanje megértés pemahaman skilningur comprensione 理解 이해력 supratimas, sugebėjimas suprasti saprašana; aptveršana; ietveršana pemahaman begripfatteevne, forstand rozumienie ورک کول compreensão comprehensiune, (capaci­tate de) înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje razumevanje fattningsförmåga ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 理解力 розуміння ادراک ، فہم đọc hiểu 理解力

ˈcompreˈhensive (-siv) adjective

including many things. The school curriculum is very comprehensive. omvattend, alomvattend, volledig, uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk; begripsagtig, verstandsagtig شامِل обширен completo obsáhlý, vyčerpávající umfassend omfattende περιεκτικόςcompleto, extenso laiaulatuslik جامع؛ فراگیر perusteellinen vaste; completמקיף विस्तृत opsežan, obuhvatan átfogó, széles körű mencakup banyak hal yfirgripsmikill ampio, vasto 包括的な 포괄적인 visapusiškas vispusīgs; plašs merangkumi banyak hal veelomvattendomfattende, allsidigwszechstronny جامع 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，广泛的

ˌcompreˈhensively adverb

uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk بِصورَةٍ شامِلَه подробно completamente úplně umfassend storstilet περιεκτικά exhaustivamente kõikehõlmavalt بطور جامع perusteellisesti très largement בְּאוֹפֵן מַקִיף समग्रतापूर्वक opsežan, razumljiv átfogóan luas að langmestu leyti ampiamente 包括的に 포괄적으로 visapusiškai vispusīgi; plaši dengan lengkap uitgebreidomfattende, allsidig wszechstronnie په جامع توګه completamente cuprinzător обширно podrobne obširno sveobuhvatno omfattande, innehållsrikt, mångsidigt อย่างครอบคลุม kapsamlı olarak, etraflıca 綜合地，廣泛地 всеосяжно; всебічно جامع طور پر một cách toàn diện 综合地，广泛地

ˌcompreˈhensiveness noun

veelomvattendheid, uitgebreidheid, uitvoerigheid, volledigheid, katolisisme شُمولِيَّه изчерпателност inclusividade chápavost; obsáhlost der Umfang storstilethed περιεκτικότηταamplitud kõikehõlmavus جامع بودن؛ فراگیری perusteellisuus étendue כּוֹלֵלוּת समग्रता opsežnost (vmnek) átfogó jellege (v. széleskörűsége) pengertian það að vera yfirgripsmikill capacità di comprendere 総合性 포괄성 visapusiškumas vispusīgums betapa lengkapnya uitgebreidheid det å være omfattende/allsidig wszechstronność, szeroki zakres جامع inclusividade întindere обширность obsiahlosť obširnost sveobuhvatnost mångsidighet ความครอบคลุม kapsamlılık 綜合性，廣泛性 всеосяжність; всебічність جامعیت tính chất toàn diện 综合，广泛

comprehensive school

one that provides education for children of all abilities. inbegrepe skool, omvattende skool مَدْرَسَه شامِلَه средно училище escola secundária všeobecná střední škola die Gesamtschule enheds-; udelt πολυκλαδικό σχολείο instituto de enseñanza secundaria ühtluskool دبیرستانی برای افرادی با سطح های مختلف peruskoulu 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) ښونځی ته د توله افراد څخه escola secundária şcoală generală; liceu единая средняя школа stredná škola so všeobecným vzdelaním (splošna) srednja šola škola opšteg smera enhetsskola på grundskole- och gymnasienivå โรงเรียนสำหรับเด็กที่มีความสามารถทุกระดับ 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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