comprehend
Usage
What are other ways to say comprehend?
To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. To know is to be aware of something as a fact or truth: He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me. To understand is to be fully aware not only of the meaning of something but also of its implications: I could comprehend all he said, but did not understand that he was joking.
Example Sentences
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College Football Brain is why we still have Zombie Bowl games layered on top of this 12-team playoff, as if anyone actually cares or comprehends why the quarterfinal needs to masquerade as the Cotton Bowl.
“This instrument is from 1741. It’s older than the United States. I can barely comprehend that amount of history.”
From Los Angeles Times
A friend of his eventually picked him up, and they went to Costco where they drank alcohol, covered in soot, trying to comprehend what had just happened.
From Salon
Some people lose what psychologists call theory of mind—that is, the ability to comprehend that other people have minds and mental states just like they do.
From Scientific American
After five days, several participants entered a state resembling a full-blown clinical psychosis and were unable to fully comprehend their circumstances.
From Scientific American
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
