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comprehend

com·pre·hend [ kòmprə hénd ] (past and past participle com·pre·hend·ed, present participle com·pre·hend·ing, 3rd person present singular com·pre·hends)

verb

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb understand: to grasp the meaning or nature of something

It was hard to comprehend the sheer scale of the problem.

2. transitive verb include something: to include something as a part of a larger whole ( formal )

[14th century. < Latin comprehendere "grasp fully" < prehendere "seize"]

com·pre·hend·i·ble adjective

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