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comprehend Verb

— If you comprehend something, you understand its meaning or importance. I can't comprehend how to do this question.

comprehend

— verb get the meaning of something Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? — verb (= perceive) to become aware of through the senses I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon — verb (= encompass, cover) 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

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understand grasp realize know perceive see apprehend include compass get realise catch savvy dig conceive comprise take in read penetrate grok get the picture contain sense interpret fathom cover become aware of translate subsume recognize notice make out learn involve insight hear figure out encompass embrace discern detect comprize comprehension catch on appreciate work out unravel understanding touch taste

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Simple sentences

The professor was unable to comprehend what I meant.
If we read this book we are able to comprehend more about the country.
He could not comprehend the value of her advice.
This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.
He could hardly comprehend what she was implying.
The wish to talk to God is absurd. We cannot talk to one we cannot comprehend.
I doubt Tom can comprehend what we're talking about.
I can't even begin to comprehend why somebody would do something like this.

Movie subtitles

You comprehend my meaning, sir?
I think that you and Mr. Darcy must comprehend a great deal in your idea of the accomplished woman. I do.
I am the light of the world, but the darkness does not comprehend it.
You don't comprehend one little bit.
Do you still not comprehend it?
Captain, do you fail to comprehend the meaning of my order?
Is it so terribly inconceivable to comprehend God with one's senses?
Your scientists will stumble upon it as they have all the others. But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
Cannot you comprehend, that I am.
I fail to comprehend you. I like my job.
Do you not comprehend the import of what has happened?
This one emotion which you seem unable to comprehend.
Well, if I do not comprehend but I can define it, I am getting near poetry, which seems to be nearer to life than we suspect.
The finite mind cannot comprehend infinity, and the soul which comes from God is infinite.
Can your puny brain comprehend that?
But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
I couldn't possibly expect you to comprehend it, but i'm going to tell you about it anyway. someday.
I know you will never entirely comprehend this, Raymond, but you must believe I did not know it would be you.
But we shouldn't revolt, if thousands will find death. I can't comprehend it.
No, because it couldn't comprehend or adjust to what it saw or saw through.
The soul? The finite mind cannot comprehend infinity, and the soul which comes from God is infinite.
That's easyto comprehend.
Do you realise the number of discoveries lost because of superstition, of ignorance, of a layman's inability to comprehend?
That is what you could not hope to comprehend.
There's a quality in him you could never comprehend.
You don't comprehend one bit.
But the juvenile minds which you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
The finite mind cannot comprehend infinity and the soul, which comes from God, is infinite.
What would your first duty be upon return to your vessel? A report. Do you realise the number of discoveries lost because of superstition, of ignorance, of a layman's inability to comprehend?
There are many aspects of human irrationality I do not yet comprehend.
I fail to comprehend your indignation, sir.
A struggle for such goals and the unleashing of such power that you could not comprehend.
The term is easier for their limited mental abilities to comprehend.

News and current affairs

The truth, as usual, is more complicated, and understanding it helps us to comprehend what will be needed if real peace is to be achieved.
Each session is like an afternoon tea party where representatives offer random reflections, praise the correctness of the leadership's reports and attempt to show how conscientiously they have studied them and how deeply they comprehend them.
As the Chinese Communist Party elite and their relatives, foreign financial institutions, and some Chinese small investors (enabled by margin lending) made money on stocks, no one bothered to comprehend the mutant creature they were milking.
As events in Egypt and elsewhere have shown, we are only just beginning to comprehend the effects of the information revolution on power in this century.
The age of the universe and its size measured in light years - these are things that the purely religiously trained ulamas cannot comprehend.
So it is no wonder that the Arabs, especially the Palestinians, remain unable to comprehend, existentially or morally, what has befallen them.
So it is all the more important to comprehend the significance of these changes for the future of Israel, the region, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Regrettably, US President Barack Obama and his administration have yet to comprehend the scale and severity of the damage caused to America's credibility among its European allies.
Many in the media may not comprehend that yet.
They failed to comprehend that Iraq has long been an occupied and externally manipulated country.
Stories are remarkable for the way that they allow us to comprehend new concepts, and continue to make sense of them, even when they involve numerous contexts and unexpected associations.
Unfortunately, what is most important to comprehend in this moment is barely recognized, much less discussed.
But this is the ignorant boasting of a rich country that fails to comprehend the situation on the ground.
More important, Western leaders must comprehend the danger of picking sides.
But it would be a mistake simply to dismiss their appeal with no effort to comprehend its source.
Given the level of interconnectedness and interdependence that characterizes today's global economy, the reluctance to cooperate is difficult to comprehend.
Indeed, many European countries have accepted very few refugees so far, making their inaction even more difficult to comprehend.
To understand this prescription, we have to comprehend the diagnosis.
Most importantly, they must comprehend the ultimate paradox that each of these principles highlights: globalization works best when it is not pushed too far.
While it may be difficult for people around the world to comprehend this, given the global reach of the United States, it is an undeniable fact.
But, just as we cannot afford to underestimate the forces of extremism that persist there, we also fail at our peril to comprehend the currents of restraint and good sense that run within the country, including at high policymaking levels.
All we need is to comprehend and embrace it.

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