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Comprehend has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

get the meaning of something

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

2

to become aware of through the senses

"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

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"

4

To include, comprise; to contain.

"The new policy comprehends all employees from junior staff to executive directors."

Example Sentences
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" verb
"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" verb
"This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds" verb
"this should cover everyone in the group" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
understand include
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
figure catch on intuit digest feel apperceive pick up divine hallucinate misperceive catch dream hurt smell touch see spy hear listen taste find see through
Rhyming Words
end bend hend vend lend pend send tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend
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