Comprehend Definition

kŏmprĭ-hĕnd
comprehended, comprehending, comprehends
verb
comprehended, comprehending, comprehends
To grasp mentally; understand.
Webster's New World
To include; take in; comprise.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Comprehend

  • Middle English comprehenden from Latin comprehendere com- com- prehendere to grasp ghend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com-, + prehendere (“to seize”).

    From Wiktionary

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