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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in
              a measure.                            --Is. xl. 12.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to
        comprise; to imply.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.
                                                    --Hobbes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly
              comprehended in this saying.          --Rom. xiii.
                                                    9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to
        apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
          [1913 Webster]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  comprehend
       v 1: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning
            of this letter?" [syn: get the picture, savvy, dig,
             grasp, compass, apprehend]
       2: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the
          ship coming over the horizon" [syn: perceive]
       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" [syn: embrace, encompass,
           cover]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κατανοώ
     2 περιλαμβάνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. (from 14th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     vb.
     (lb en now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. (from 14th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     Englanti vb.
     1 koostua jstk, käsittää, sisältää
     2 tajuta, käsittää, oivaltaa, ymmärtää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  comprehend
     Engelska vb.
     uppfatta, förstå

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/
  إفهم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  comprehend //kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd// //kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd// 
  1. обхващам, побирам
  to cover
  2. разбирам, схващам
  to understand

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  pochopit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  porozumět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  obsahovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  chápat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  dirnad 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  amgyffred 

From English-Danish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.0 :   [ freedict:eng-dan ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  omfatte

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  begreifen, verstehen, einsehen, auffassen 
   see: comprehending, comprehended, comprehends, comprehended
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
   [formal] etw. umfassen, etw. einschließen 
     Synonym: comprise sth.
  
   see: comprising, comprehending, comprised, comprehended, comprises, comprehends, comprised, comprehended
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  comprehend //kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd// //kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd// 
  1. käsittää, sisältää
  to cover
  2. ymmärtää, käsittää, tajuta
  to understand

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/ 
  1. समझना
        "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/
  obuhvatiti, razumjeti, shvatiti, uključiti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  comprehend //kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd// //kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd// 
  理解, 解る
  to understand

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  comprehend //kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd// //kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd// 
  1. dekke
  to cover
  2. forstå, fatte
  to understand

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  comprehend /ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/ 
    pojmować, rozumieć

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  comprehend //kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd// //kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd// 
  omfatta
  to cover

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  comprehend /kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnd/
  1. anlamak, idrak etmek, kavramak
  2. kapsamak, içine almak, ihtiva etmek. comprehensible  anlaşılabilir, idrak olunabilir, makul. comprehension  anlayış, idrak
  3. kapsam, şümul. comprehensive  geniş, şümullu, etraflı
  4. idraklı, anlama yeteneği olan.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  86 Moby Thesaurus words for "comprehend":
     absorb, accept, admit, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate,
     be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of,
     be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one,
     catch, catch on, cognize, compass, complete, comprise, conceive,
     conceptualize, contain, count in, cover, dig, digest, discern,
     embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, envisage, envision,
     fathom, fill, fill in, fill out, follow, get, get hold of,
     get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, grasp, have,
     have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, hold,
     include, incorporate, involve, ken, know, learn, make out, master,
     number among, occupy, perceive, possess, prehend, read, realize,
     receive, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with, recognize, savvy,
     see, seize, seize the meaning, sense, subsume, take, take in,
     take into account, take into consideration, take up, twig,
     understand, wot, wot of
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vt.了解; 领会; 包含

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 理解,包括

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