comprehend

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɔmpɹɪˈhend/ Rhymes: -ɛnd === Verb === comprehend (third-person singular simple present comprehends, present participle comprehending, simple past and past participle comprehended) (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.] Synonym: see (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Verb === comprehend third-person singular present indicative of comprehendre