Verb
/ˌkämpriˈhend/,
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comprehending, present participle; comprehended, past tense; comprehends, 3rd person singular present; comprehended, past participle;
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Grasp mentally; understand
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he couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat
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I simply couldn't comprehend what had happened
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Include, comprise, or encompass
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a divine order comprehending all men
Web Definitions:
- (comprehended) appreciated: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
- (comprehended) Understood; Included; comprised; contained