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- [kom-pri-hend]
- /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd/
- /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kom-pri-hend]
- /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd/
Definitions of comprehend word
- verb comprehend If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it. 3
- verb comprehend to perceive or understand 3
- verb comprehend to comprise or embrace; include 3
- verb transitive comprehend to grasp mentally; understand 3
- verb transitive comprehend to include; take in; comprise 3
- verb with object comprehend to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark. 1
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Origin of comprehend
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English comprehenden < Latin comprehendere, equivalent to com- com- + prehendere to grasp; see prehensile
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Parts of speech for Comprehend
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comprehend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb comprehend
- assimilate — When people such as immigrants assimilate into a community or when that community assimilates them, they become an accepted part of it.
- appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
- fathom — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
Antonyms for comprehend
verb comprehend
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
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