What does comprehend mean?

comprehend means "get the meaning of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in comprehend?

comprehend has 3 syllables: com-pre-hend. The stress falls on "hend". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnd/.

What is another word for comprehend?

Close synonyms include grok, get the picture, savvy, dig, grasp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is comprehend a common word?

comprehend is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with comprehend?

1 word rhymes with comprehend. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

comprehend — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
get the meaning of something
“Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”
Synonymsgrok get the picture savvy dig grasp compass apprehend
Broaderunderstand
Narrowerfigure catch on intuit digest
2.
to become aware of through the senses
“I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon”
Synonymsperceive
Narrowerfeel apperceive pick up divine hallucinate misperceive catch dream hurt smell
3.
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”
Synonymsembrace encompass cover
Broaderinclude

Other forms of comprehend

past tense: comprehended·
present participle: comprehending·
third person: comprehends·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about comprehend

What does comprehend mean?: comprehend means "get the meaning of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in comprehend?: comprehend has 3 syllables: com-pre-hend. The stress falls on "hend". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnd/.
What is another word for comprehend?: Close synonyms include grok, get the picture, savvy, dig, grasp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is comprehend a common word?: comprehend is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with comprehend?: 1 word rhymes with comprehend. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for comprehend come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
get the meaning of something
“Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”
Synonymsgrok get the picture savvy dig grasp compass apprehend
Broaderunderstand
Narrowerfigure catch on intuit digest
2.
to become aware of through the senses
“I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon”
Synonymsperceive
Narrowerfeel apperceive pick up divine hallucinate misperceive catch dream hurt smell
3.
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”
Synonymsembrace encompass cover
Broaderinclude

Other forms of comprehend

past tense: comprehended·
present participle: comprehending·
third person: comprehends·

Questions about comprehend

What does comprehend mean?: comprehend means "get the meaning of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in comprehend?: comprehend has 3 syllables: com-pre-hend. The stress falls on "hend". In IPA it is /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnd/.
What is another word for comprehend?: Close synonyms include grok, get the picture, savvy, dig, grasp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is comprehend a common word?: comprehend is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with comprehend?: 1 word rhymes with comprehend. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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