Comprehend Definition

kŏmprĭ-hĕnd
comprehended, comprehending, comprehends
verb
comprehended, comprehending, comprehends
To grasp mentally; understand.
Webster's New World
To include; take in; comprise.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Comprehend

  • Middle English comprehenden from Latin comprehendere com- com- prehendere to grasp ghend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com-, + prehendere (“to seize”).

    From Wiktionary

Comprehend Sentence Examples

  • Only a handful of human minds can comprehend his work.

  • I tried to comprehend his thought process but I found it irrational.

  • We cannot comprehend either the Emperor's aims or his actions!

  • Just give her time to comprehend.

  • Deidre struggled to absorb the wild story, unable to comprehend most of it.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

DNDEND

Unscrambles

comprehend

Words Starting With C and Ending With D

Starts With C & Ends With DStarts With CO & Ends With DStarts With C & Ends With ND

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With C10 Letter Words Ending With D