Definition of comprehend in English:

comprehend

verb kɒmprɪˈhɛndˌkɑmprəˈhɛnd

[with object]

1often with negative Grasp mentally; understand.
he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat
with clause I simply couldn't comprehend what had happened
Example sentencesExamples
- This was the first in three years which is the reason why we cannot comprehend people's objection.
- He simply stared at her, not comprehending, and then realized this was what he got for making fun of her.
- My friends and neighbours know I'm a cop, but they simply cannot comprehend what we're dealing with.
- Thirdly, he may be conscious and able to comprehend what he is doing but due to his mental condition be unaware that it is wrong.
- She wants to understand, she wants to comprehend, but she doesn't want to forgive.
- She understood and comprehended everything the instant it was exposed to her.
- Only when we understand that will we be able to help them comprehend why it disturbs us so much.
- From a Christian perspective the data and results can be comprehended by reason.
- Much of the detail is difficult to comprehend for those who have not followed the story.
- There's something else afoot, something I will never understand or comprehend.
- I understood and comprehended what would take most children years to take in and be able to use.
- It is very important to ensure that the young person understands the role of the assessing worker, and comprehends the interpreter.
- All cultures have patterns of perceiving, comprehending, explaining, assessing, and treating the symptoms of sickness.
- Still, so much time is spent on trying to rock the boat, in trying to understand and comprehend.
- For these reasons, it was hard for many to comprehend that such an armistice could ever take place.
- I simply do not comprehend how a herring in the North Sea can be at risk from a bovine disease.
- This latter task is to comprehend and interpret the substantive topic under study.
- It is something that I, as an immigrant to this country, could never entirely comprehend.
- It was set up, for reasons I could not begin to comprehend, as a public-versus-private spat.
- These transactions, for reasons I did not then comprehend, always seemed to occur in the dead of night.
Synonyms
understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, penetrate
realize, perceive, discern, divine
unravel, decipher, interpret, piece together
informal work out, figure out, make head or tail of, get one's head around, wrap one's mind round, take on board, get a fix on, get the hang of, get the drift of, catch on to, latch on to, tumble to, crack, dig, get, see the light, get the picture
British informal twig, suss out, suss
North American informal savvy
2formal Include, comprise, or encompass.
a divine order comprehending all men
Synonyms
comprise, include, take in, encompass, embrace, involve, contain
cover

Origin

Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- 'together' + prehendere 'grasp'.

prison from Old English:
This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English).

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of comprehend in US English:

comprehend

verbˌkɑmprəˈhɛndˌkämprəˈhend

[with object]

1Grasp mentally; understand.
he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat
I simply couldn't comprehend what had happened
Example sentencesExamples
- My friends and neighbours know I'm a cop, but they simply cannot comprehend what we're dealing with.
- He simply stared at her, not comprehending, and then realized this was what he got for making fun of her.
- She understood and comprehended everything the instant it was exposed to her.
- Still, so much time is spent on trying to rock the boat, in trying to understand and comprehend.
- I understood and comprehended what would take most children years to take in and be able to use.
- She wants to understand, she wants to comprehend, but she doesn't want to forgive.
- For these reasons, it was hard for many to comprehend that such an armistice could ever take place.
- There's something else afoot, something I will never understand or comprehend.
- From a Christian perspective the data and results can be comprehended by reason.
- It is something that I, as an immigrant to this country, could never entirely comprehend.
- This latter task is to comprehend and interpret the substantive topic under study.
- I simply do not comprehend how a herring in the North Sea can be at risk from a bovine disease.
- It was set up, for reasons I could not begin to comprehend, as a public-versus-private spat.
- Thirdly, he may be conscious and able to comprehend what he is doing but due to his mental condition be unaware that it is wrong.
- It is very important to ensure that the young person understands the role of the assessing worker, and comprehends the interpreter.
- These transactions, for reasons I did not then comprehend, always seemed to occur in the dead of night.
- Only when we understand that will we be able to help them comprehend why it disturbs us so much.
- Much of the detail is difficult to comprehend for those who have not followed the story.
- This was the first in three years which is the reason why we cannot comprehend people's objection.
- All cultures have patterns of perceiving, comprehending, explaining, assessing, and treating the symptoms of sickness.
Synonyms
understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, penetrate
2formal Include, comprise, or encompass.
a divine order comprehending all men
Synonyms
comprise, include, take in, encompass, embrace, involve, contain

Origin

Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.

单词	comprehend
释义	Definition of comprehend in English: comprehend verb kɒmprɪˈhɛndˌkɑmprəˈhɛnd [with object] 1often with negative Grasp mentally; understand. he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat with clause I simply couldn't comprehend what had happened Example sentencesExamples This was the first in three years which is the reason why we cannot comprehend people's objection. He simply stared at her, not comprehending, and then realized this was what he got for making fun of her. My friends and neighbours know I'm a cop, but they simply cannot comprehend what we're dealing with. Thirdly, he may be conscious and able to comprehend what he is doing but due to his mental condition be unaware that it is wrong. She wants to understand, she wants to comprehend, but she doesn't want to forgive. She understood and comprehended everything the instant it was exposed to her. Only when we understand that will we be able to help them comprehend why it disturbs us so much. From a Christian perspective the data and results can be comprehended by reason. Much of the detail is difficult to comprehend for those who have not followed the story. There's something else afoot, something I will never understand or comprehend. I understood and comprehended what would take most children years to take in and be able to use. It is very important to ensure that the young person understands the role of the assessing worker, and comprehends the interpreter. All cultures have patterns of perceiving, comprehending, explaining, assessing, and treating the symptoms of sickness. Still, so much time is spent on trying to rock the boat, in trying to understand and comprehend. For these reasons, it was hard for many to comprehend that such an armistice could ever take place. I simply do not comprehend how a herring in the North Sea can be at risk from a bovine disease. This latter task is to comprehend and interpret the substantive topic under study. It is something that I, as an immigrant to this country, could never entirely comprehend. It was set up, for reasons I could not begin to comprehend, as a public-versus-private spat. These transactions, for reasons I did not then comprehend, always seemed to occur in the dead of night. Synonyms understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, penetrate realize, perceive, discern, divine unravel, decipher, interpret, piece together informal work out, figure out, make head or tail of, get one's head around, wrap one's mind round, take on board, get a fix on, get the hang of, get the drift of, catch on to, latch on to, tumble to, crack, dig, get, see the light, get the picture British informal twig, suss out, suss North American informal savvy 2formal Include, comprise, or encompass. a divine order comprehending all men Synonyms comprise, include, take in, encompass, embrace, involve, contain cover Origin Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- 'together' + prehendere 'grasp'. prison from Old English: This comes via Old French from Latin prehendere ‘to seize’. Prehendere is a rich source of English words, being found, amongst many, in apprehend (late 16th century), comprehend (late 16th century); prehensile (late 18th century); and reprehensible (Late Middle English). A shortening of prehendere lies behind praedari ‘plunder’ and praeda ‘booty’, which lie behind depredation (Late Middle English); predatory [L16]; and prey (Middle English). Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, condescend, contend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of comprehend in US English: comprehend verbˌkɑmprəˈhɛndˌkämprəˈhend [with object] 1Grasp mentally; understand. he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat I simply couldn't comprehend what had happened Example sentencesExamples My friends and neighbours know I'm a cop, but they simply cannot comprehend what we're dealing with. He simply stared at her, not comprehending, and then realized this was what he got for making fun of her. She understood and comprehended everything the instant it was exposed to her. Still, so much time is spent on trying to rock the boat, in trying to understand and comprehend. I understood and comprehended what would take most children years to take in and be able to use. She wants to understand, she wants to comprehend, but she doesn't want to forgive. For these reasons, it was hard for many to comprehend that such an armistice could ever take place. There's something else afoot, something I will never understand or comprehend. From a Christian perspective the data and results can be comprehended by reason. It is something that I, as an immigrant to this country, could never entirely comprehend. This latter task is to comprehend and interpret the substantive topic under study. I simply do not comprehend how a herring in the North Sea can be at risk from a bovine disease. It was set up, for reasons I could not begin to comprehend, as a public-versus-private spat. Thirdly, he may be conscious and able to comprehend what he is doing but due to his mental condition be unaware that it is wrong. It is very important to ensure that the young person understands the role of the assessing worker, and comprehends the interpreter. These transactions, for reasons I did not then comprehend, always seemed to occur in the dead of night. Only when we understand that will we be able to help them comprehend why it disturbs us so much. Much of the detail is difficult to comprehend for those who have not followed the story. This was the first in three years which is the reason why we cannot comprehend people's objection. All cultures have patterns of perceiving, comprehending, explaining, assessing, and treating the symptoms of sickness. Synonyms understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, make out, puzzle out, get to the bottom of, penetrate 2formal Include, comprise, or encompass. a divine order comprehending all men Synonyms comprise, include, take in, encompass, embrace, involve, contain Origin Middle English: from Old French comprehender, or Latin comprehendere, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’.
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