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Synonyms for comprehend
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛndcom·pre·hend
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
comprehend
To catch is to come up with or take possession of something departing, fugitive, or illusive. We catch a runaway horse, a flying ball, a mouse in a trap. We clutch with a swift, tenacious movement of the fingers; we grasp with a firm but moderate closure of the whole hand; we grip or gripe with the strongest muscular closure of the whole hand possible to exert. We clasp in the arms. We snatch with a quick, sudden, and usually a surprising motion. In the figurative sense, catch is used of any act that brings a person or thing into our power or possession; as, to catch a criminal in the act; to catch an idea, in the sense of apprehend or comprehend. Compare ARREST.
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apprehend, capture, catch, clasp, clutch, discover, ensnare, entrap, grasp, grip, gripe, lay hold of (on, upon), overtake, secure, seize, snatch, take, take hold ofAntonyms:
fail of, fall short of, give up, let go, lose, miss, release, restore, throw aside, throw awayPreposition:
To catch at a straw; to catch a fugitive by the collar; to catch a ball with the left hand; he caught the disease from the patient; the thief was caught in the act; the bird in the snare.
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Princeton's WordNet
grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Synonyms:
quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, grasp, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig outperceive, comprehendverb
to become aware of through the senses
"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
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cover, dig, apprehend, perceive, savvy, encompass, grok, compass, get the picture, grasp, embraceembrace, encompass, comprehend, coververb
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"
Synonyms:
wrap up, compass, get over, embrace, hug, insure, plow, espouse, enshroud, dig, compensate, breed, encompass, shroud, continue, sweep up, treat, hatch, adopt, report, extend, cut across, brood, squeeze, deal, grasp, incubate, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, get the picture, traverse, apprehend, pass over, bosom, handle, perceive, overlay, cover, savvy, cross, cut through, grok, get across, cover up, track
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List of paraphrases for "comprehend":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#224 | report | |
#246 | take | |
#249 | address | |
#408 | include | |
#701 | track | |
#846 | cover | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1274 | deal | |
#1300 | secure | |
#1312 | understand | |
#1670 | understanding | |
#2137 | labor | |
#2465 | handle | |
#2880 | hide | |
#2995 | discover | |
#3526 | labour | |
#3635 | catch | |
#3758 | treat | |
#4006 | capture | |
#4532 | extend | |
#5419 | involve | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6667 | nail | |
#7245 | grip | |
#7484 | breed | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7597 | collar | |
#7788 | dig | |
#9382 | cop | |
#9566 | hollow | |
#10044 | insure | |
#10647 | compass | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#11162 | clutch | |
#11770 | hatch | |
#12576 | prod | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13468 | savvy | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13950 | comprise | |
#13972 | hug | |
#14438 | overlay | |
#15260 | compensate | |
#15304 | perceive | |
#15427 | grind | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#16326 | snatch | |
#18031 | seize | |
#19711 | stab | |
#20259 | encompass | |
#20854 | poke | |
#21181 | comprehend | |
#22016 | clasp | |
#22827 | conceive | |
#23556 | enclose | |
#24516 | plow | |
#25036 | drudge | |
#25681 | brood | |
#28457 | nab | |
#29951 | travail | |
#31630 | jab | |
#31722 | shroud | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#34141 | delve | |
#35150 | toil | |
#35678 | embody | |
#37595 | gripe | |
#39579 | overtake | |
#53441 | apprehend | |
#59675 | underwrite | |
#60545 | incubate | |
#64307 | grok | |
#71825 | espouse | |
#76481 | excavate | |
#126145 | entrap | |
#149524 | ensnare | |
#168027 | circumnavigate | |
#239454 | moil | |
#257351 | overcompensate |
How to use comprehend in a sentence?
Its a result of Rogers vision back in 2008 and 09 when he established he wanted the LA market to be not just another stadium, but to be this iconic destination, stan and Dean are bringing it to life in a way that no one could truly comprehend when Roger laid out the vision.
Vincent Canby, The New York Times, November 11, 1984:
America, meaning mostly the United States, is not an easy concept to comprehend. It may be appropriate that it was discovered by a Genoese sailor, in the service of the Spanish crown, looking for some place else and that, for the next half-century, it was treated as a geological impediment to be gotten through or around in order to reach some far more profitable other side.
Plymouth Fire Chief Edward Bradley:
I don't think students comprehend the reality that they can be electrocuted and killed, or start a fire, parents need to talk to their children and tell them if you see this stuff, don't try to imitate it.
She understands what I'm saying but just can't comprehend how it's possible herself.
I was trying to understand it, trying to comprehend what I was reading and I was just in complete shock, my only response to her was, ‘My people? What does that mean?’ ….
Translations for comprehend
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- فهمArabic
- разбирам, побирам, схващам, обхващамBulgarian
- deallWelsh
- verstehen, erfassen, umfassen, begreifenGerman
- κατανοώGreek
- kompreniEsperanto
- comprenderSpanish
- tajuta, sisältää, ymmärtää, käsittääFinnish
- comprendreFrench
- comprendere, capireItalian
- 解る, 理解Japanese
- video, capioLatin
- bevatten, begrijpenDutch
- forstå, dekke, fatteNorwegian
- compreenderPortuguese
- aypayQuechua
- cuprinde, înțelegeRomanian
- понимать, постигать, покрыватьRussian
- cumprèndhereSardinian
- idrak etmekTurkish
- 理解Chinese
- qonda, bonaZulu
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