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    [Verb]  | "com*pre*hend" | \ ˌkäm-pri-ˈhend \


    1: to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of

    2: to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount

    3: to include by construction or implication


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French comprendre, comprehendre, from Latin comprehendere, from com- + prehendere to grasp ;

    [Verb]  | "comprehended" 


    1: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong "





    2: to have a practical understanding of;


      * e.g., " ... it took me a while to comprehend algebra "





    3: to have as part of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior "



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    [Verb]  | "comprehend" 


    1: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  miss





    2: to have a practical understanding of;


      * e.g., " ... it took me a while to comprehend algebra "





    3: to have as part of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "comprehend" ]

    1: to understand,to know something or the reason behind it

      * e.g.,  ... Mary said that it was difficult to comprehend why Tom acted so in this matter. 

     [ "Comprehendable" ]

    1: Not actually a real word, yet some people claim it is when they use it in a sentence.

      * e.g.,  ... Person:"Was that supposed to be comprehendable by a human mind?" Me:"Comprehendable isn't a word. Facepalm." 

     [ "comprehendable" ]

    1: you can understand it.

      * e.g.,  ... shane is anything but comprehendable.  

     [ "No Comprehende Look" ]

    1: When a Latin person looks confused in response to a question or command.

      * e.g.,  ... I asked him to lift me up and he looked at me with the no comprehende look. 

     [ "do you comprehend" ]

    1: do you comprehend -Capital STEEZ

      * e.g.,  ... do you comprehend 

     [ "The mind can only comprehend..." ]

    1: The mind can only comprehend...what the buttocks can endure! This is a saying about long classes and seminars. If attendees have sat to the point of discomfort, they probably won't pay attention to the class.

      * e.g.,  ... The students had glazed eyes and shifted in their seats. The mind can only comprehend...what the buttocks can endure! 

     [ "I just don't understand, how can I when I can't even comprehend!" ]

    1: A general statement made when you're perplexed with certain results.

      * e.g.,  ... Hypothetical: You put a 6 team NFL football parlay in. As the games get under way, right from the get go, it doesn't look good. In sheer astonishment, you state, "I just don't understand, how can I when I can't even comprehend!" 

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