Meaning comprehend
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comprehendmid-14c., "to understand," from Latin comprehendere "to take together, to unite; include; seize" (of catching fire or the arrest of criminals); also "to comprehend, perceive&q [..]
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comprehendto understand fully.
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comprehendgrok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" perceive: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship c [..]
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comprehendto understand, grasp mentally
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comprehend(v) get the meaning of something(v) to become aware of through the senses(v) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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comprehend
(now,_|rare) To include, comprise; to contain. from 14th c.
* '''1596''', Edmund Spenser, ''The Faerie Queene'', IV.1:
*: And lothly mouth, unmeete a mouth to bee, / That nought but gall and venim [..]
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