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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Comprehend \Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comprehended;
p. pr. & vb. n. Comprehending.] [L. comprehendere,
comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before
+ hendere (used only in comp.). See Get, and cf.
Comprise.]
1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states
comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
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Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in
a measure. --Is. xl. 12.
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2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to
comprise; to imply.
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Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.
--Hobbes.
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And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
comprehended in this saying. --Rom. xiii.
9.
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3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to
apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
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At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing.
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Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend.
--Job. xxxvii.
5.
Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp;
embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive;
understand. See Apprehend.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Comprehend \Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comprehended;
p. pr. & vb. n. Comprehending.] [L. comprehendere,
comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before
+ hendere (used only in comp.). See Get, and cf.
Comprise.]
1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states
comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in
a measure. --Is. xl. 12.
2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to
comprise; to imply.
Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.
--Hobbes.
And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
comprehended in this saying. --Rom. xiii.
9.
3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to
apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing.
Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend.
--Job. xxxvii.
5.
Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp;
embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive;
understand. See Apprehend.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
vb.
(present participle of en comprehend nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
vb.
(present participle of en comprehend nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
vb.
(present participle of en comprehend nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
vb.
(present participle of en comprehend nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c omprehend ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
comprehending
Engelska a.
(avledning en comprehend ordform=prespart)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Comprehending /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/ الفهمFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
comprehending /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]chápání
comprehending /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/ begreifend, verstehend, einsehend, auffassend see: comprehend, comprehended, comprehends, comprehendedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
comprehending /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/
nachvollziehend
Synonym: understanding
see: understand sth., comprehend sth., understood, comprehended, understands, comprehends, understood, comprehended, It's hard to comprehend.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
comprehending /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛndɪŋ/
umfassend, einschließend
Synonym: comprising
see: comprise sth., comprehend, comprised, comprehended, comprises, comprehends, comprised, comprehended
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛndɪŋ/