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Meanings of comprehend in English

Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
captar

To get the meaning of something.

      entender
      Portuguese
      conter
      Catalan
      comprendre
      Spanish
      cubrir

      Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.

            conter
            Portuguese
            sentir
            Catalan
            sentir
            Spanish
            sentir

            To become aware of through the senses.

                  sentir
                  Usage of comprehend in English
                  1
                  A simple fiction to help you comprehend a far more complicated reality.
                  Hex and the city
                  2
                  Something far beyond the abilities of a Manipular, however clever, to comprehend.
                  Halo Cryptum
                  3
                  Eric McLuhan's approach is the more stimulating and difficult to immediately comprehend.
                  Wired
                  4
                  Roland was hardly able to comprehend the scope of what was happening.
                  Brotherhood of the Wolf
                  5
                  But it's also a wildly digressive attempt to comprehend the animals themselves.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  You must carefully study these words, otherwise you will not comprehend them.
                  Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
                  7
                  The number of things that can go wrong is staggering to comprehend.
                  Wired
                  8
                  She could hardly comprehend any of the events in the last hour.
                  Watch them die
                  9
                  They quite comprehend the position in which the norther has placed them.
                  The Lone Ranche
                  10
                  To comprehend the whole world together in thy mind, and the whole
                  Meditations
                  11
                  And even if you can comprehend the policies, they're likely to change.
                  Reuters
                  12
                  Residents may comprehend interview questions better when provided in a supported format.
                  Pubmed
                  13
                  I'm not sure they comprehend what is going on with trade policy.
                  The Guardian
                  14
                  All the traces are the outcoming of the perfections which comprehend realities.
                  The Promulgation of Universal Peace
                  15
                  But in vain I seek to comprehend the mystery of my being.
                  Philothea: A Grecian Romance
                  16
                  But the message, at least to her, was frighteningly easy to comprehend.
                  Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
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                  Translations for comprehend
                  Comprehend through the time
                  Comprehend across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  United States of America
                  Less common
                  Ireland
                  Less common