Comprehend

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  • transitive verb. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. synonym: understand.
  • transitive verb. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include. synonym: include.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To take in, include, or embrace within a certain scope; include.
  • To include within limits of any kind; especially, to include in the constitution or nature.
  • To include in meaning or in logical scope.
  • To take into the mind; grasp by the understanding; possess or have in idea; understand the force, nature, or character of; conceive; know sufficiently for a given purpose; specifically, to understand in one of the higher degrees of completeness: as, to comprehend an allusion, a word, or a person.
  • To take together; sum up.
  • Synonyms To contain.
  • Apprehend, Comprehend (see apprehend), discern, perceive, see, catch.
  • To take hold; take root; take.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To contain; to embrace; to include.
  • transitive verb. To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.
  • transitive verb. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. get the meaning of something
  • verb. to become aware of through the senses
  • verb. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
  • Word Usage
    "And under no latitude of construction will the term comprehend consuls."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    include  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ache  apperceive  catch  divine  dream  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End  Friend  Mende  Wend  abend  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form