Associations to the word «Comprehend»
Noun
- Comprehension
- Inability
- Intellect
- Meaning
- Striving
- Greatness
- Essence
- Understanding
- Wherefore
- Reasoning
- Him
- Hearer
- Motive
- Allusion
- Intuition
- Grasp
- Grandeur
- Perceiving
- Difficulty
- Utterance
- Hegel
- Wisdom
- Endeavor
- Mystery
- Fail
- Mentality
- Nature
- Mankind
- Complexity
- Juror
- Particular
- Reader
- Ability
- Manifestation
- Emotion
- Mademoiselle
- Predicament
- Delusion
- Implication
- Imagination
- Whole
- Eternity
- Perception
- Genius
- Breadth
- Sentiment
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
COMPREHEND, verb. (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]
COMPREHEND, verb. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly. [from 14th c.]
Dictionary definition
COMPREHEND, verb. Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?".
COMPREHEND, verb. To become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon".
COMPREHEND, verb. 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".
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.