Dictionary Definition
comprehend
Verb
1 get the meaning of something; "Do you
comprehend the meaning of this letter?" [syn: get the
picture, savvy,
dig, grasp, compass, apprehend]
2 to become aware of through the senses; "I could
perceive the ship coming over the horizon" [syn: perceive]
3 include in scope; include as part of something
broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses
a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should
cover everyone in the group" [syn: embrace, encompass, cover]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
- to cover, include, or contain
- This book comprehends all the topics that are relevant for you.
- 1776: In the second century of the Christian Æra, the empire of Rome comprehended the fairest part of the earth, and the most civilized portion of mankind : The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire : Edward Gibbon. This edition Penguin 2000. p. 9
- This book comprehends all the topics that are relevant for you.
- to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
Translations
to cover
- Finnish: käsittää, sisältää
- German: umfassen
- Portuguese: compreender
to understand
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
absorb,
accept, admit, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, be acquainted
with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious
of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, catch, catch on, cognize, compass, complete, comprise, conceive, conceptualize, contain, count in, cover, dig, digest, discern, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, envisage, envision, fathom, fill, fill in, fill out, follow, get, get hold of, get the drift, get
the idea, get the picture, grasp, have, have information about, have
it taped, have knowledge of, hold, include, incorporate, involve, ken, know, learn, make out, master, number among, occupy, perceive, possess, prehend, read, realize, receive, reckon among, reckon
in, reckon with, recognize, savvy, see, seize, seize the meaning, sense, subsume, take, take in, take into account,
take into consideration, take up, twig, understand, wot, wot of