comprehend

(kŏm'prĭ-hĕnd')
tr.v., -hend·ed, -hend·ing, -hends.

1. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp. See synonyms at apprehend.
2. To take in as a part; include. See synonyms at include.

[Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere : com-, com- + prehendere, to grasp.]

comprehendible com'pre·hend'i·ble adj.
comprehendingly com'pre·hend'ing·ly adv.

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verb

1. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
2. To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, fathom, grasp, know, understand. Scots ken. See knowledge/ignorance.
3. To have as a part: comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include/exclude.

v

Definition: include
Antonyms: exclude, not include

v

Definition: understand
Antonyms: misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand

IN BRIEF: To fully understand.

She failed the test because she did not comprehend the material.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forstå, indbefatte, omfatte

Nederlands (Dutch)
om-/bevatten, omvatten, bevatten

Français (French)
v. tr. - comprendre, saisir, englober

Deutsch (German)
v. - enthalten, umfassen, begreifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατανοώ, καταλαβαίνω, συμπεριλαμβάνω

Italiano (Italian)
comprendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compreender, abranger

Русский (Russian)
содержать, понимать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - abarcar, incluir, comprender, entender

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begripa, inbegripa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
领会, 包括, 理解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 領會, 包括, 理解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 이해하다, 포함하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 理解する, 含む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فهم, أدرك, تفهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כלל, הבין‬

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