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comprehend
verb
1 comprehend
Get the meaning of something:
— Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?.
synonyms: apprehend, compass, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy.
Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Roget 518:
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself,
speak volumes;
tell its own tale,
lie on the surface.
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize,
simplify,
clear up;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522.
understand,
comprehend,
take,
take in;
catch,
grasp,
follow,
collect,
master,
make out;
see with half an eye,
see daylight,
see one's way;
enter into the ideas of;
come to an understanding.
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Dutch: inzien, verstaan, snappen, begrijpen
2 comprehend
To become aware of through the senses.
synonym: perceive.
Dutch: percipiëren, registreren, waarnemen
3 comprehend
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.
synonyms: cover, embrace, encompass.
Roget 76:
be included in
&c.;
come under,
fall under,
range under;
belong to,
pertain to;
range with;
merge in.
include,
comprise,
comprehend,
contain,
admit,
embrace,
receive;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
embody,
encircle.
reckon among,
enumerate among,
number among;
refer to;
place with,
arrange with,
place under;
take into account.
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Roget 54:
be composed of,
be made of,
be formed of,
be made up of;
consist of,
be resolved into.
include
etc.
(in a class)
76;
contain,
hold,
comprehend,
take in,
admit,
embrace,
embody;
involve,
implicate;
drag into.
compose,
constitute,
form,
make;
make up,
fill up,
build up;
enter into the composition of
etc.
(be a component)
56.
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Dutch: beslaan, insluiten, omcirkelen, omgeven, omringen, omsingelen, omvatten
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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