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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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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