comprehend

Found in thesaurus: understand, include

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comprehend
v. understand; contain

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comprehend

Verb
1. get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
(synonym) get the picture, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
(hypernym) understand
(hyponym) figure
(derivation) comprehension
2. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
(synonym) perceive
(hyponym) feel, sense
(derivation) comprehension
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"
(synonym) embrace, encompass, cover
(hypernym) include
(verb-group) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
(derivation) inclusion, comprehension


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comprehend
v. pochopit

Babylon English-PolishDownload this dictionary
comprehend
Czas. rozumieć; pojmować

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Comprehend
(v. t.)
To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
  
 
(v. t.)
To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.
  
 
(v. t.)
To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About