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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"We can't comprehend how this is happening. Why are we letting this happen?"
From BBC
It offers the understandings the people can readily comprehend, the values they can readily appreciate, and the direction of speech and action they can readily follow.”
From Salon
"You see the numbers. You just can't comprehend somebody putting up 50 a game with 25 rebounds," Durant said before Friday's game.
From BBC
From the perspective of an advanced, rule-of-law economy, Kazin’s account of the difficulties his team faced daily can seem almost impossible to comprehend.
From MarketWatch
Joanne, who had planned a weekend trip to London with Sarah in February, said she "could not comprehend" what the family was going through.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
