comprehend

com-pre-hend · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To understand the meaning or nature of something.

  2. 2.

    To grasp mentally; to take in.

  3. 3.

    To include or encompass (formal/archaic).

Related words

Antonyms: confuse, misunderstand
See also: comprehension, grasp, understand
Synonyms: fathom, grasp, perceive, understand

Etymology

From Latin "comprehendere" meaning to grasp, seize, from "com-" (together) and "prehendere" (to seize, grasp).