comprehend

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb get the meaning of something
  2. verb to become aware of through the senses
  3. verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

Etymology

From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.

In classic literature

Synonyms

grok, get the picture, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

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