What does the word comprehend mean?
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To grasp mentally; understand fully.
Part of speech: verb transitive
Part of speech: verb transitive
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Usage examples for comprehend
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I believe I comprehend better now than I ever did the words in the service, 'We have done those things and left undone, ' and all that. – A Man and a Woman by Stanley Waterloo
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For some time we could not make her comprehend what we wanted. – On the Banks of the Amazon by W.H.G. Kingston
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It is impossible for him to grasp and to comprehend them. – Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam Gurowski