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comprehend
Synonyms and Antonyms of comprehend
- the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
pick up on
- It took me a while to comprehend algebra.
- The room's view comprehends the east beach.
Synonym Discussion of comprehend
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- orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed
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- I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this
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- failed to appreciate the risks involved
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