1
as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong
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as in to know
to have a practical understanding of
it took me a while to comprehend algebra
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as in to encompass
to have as part of a whole
our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior
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Recent Examples of comprehend
His desire and passion to comprehend more connect him with the water sign.
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The macroscopes featured in the exhibit and companion book combine high-quality datasets, computational power, and data visualization techniques to provide a big-picture view of subjects that are often too large and too complex to comprehend from an individual perspective.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
This included their ability to understand and reason with language and the ability to visualize and comprehend objects and their relations in space.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
However, few fans comprehend that the latest action formalizes what has already occurred naturally.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The macroscopes featured in the exhibit and companion book combine high-quality datasets, computational power, and data visualization techniques to provide a big-picture view of subjects that are often too large and too complex to comprehend from an individual perspective.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
This included their ability to understand and reason with language and the ability to visualize and comprehend objects and their relations in space.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
However, few fans comprehend that the latest action formalizes what has already occurred naturally.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehend
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Adoption accelerates naturally when professionals understand that AI is amplifying their capabilities, rather than replacing them.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Members of the new Agentic Futures Initiative believe lawmakers and officials need to better understand the technology to ensure new products remain interoperable across platforms, private — and secure.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The employees are all members of a union local known as University Professional Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The account was not guarded by an extra layer of security known as multi-factor authentication.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Residents of Mountain Village, the European-style town that encompasses the Telluride ski resort, on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a 5% lift-ticket tax to help fund the construction, maintenance and operation of the iconic gondola that connects the mountain with the town of Telluride.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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So everything about that, which was also what was so indelible and so pleasurable about that, was also what the big challenge was, encompassing all that.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their job was to transmit secure battlefield communications that the enemy could not decipher.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Islanders finished the night shooting 32% from the field, including 7% on 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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Busing tables, Caesar heard Italian, German, Polish, and other tongues, absorbing their music without grasping the words.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Walk the Scales of the Universe to grasp the size and distance of the cosmos using the 87-foot Hayden Sphere as your guide.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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By Monday evening, the fire crew effectively contained 30% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The green husks contain a natural dye that will stain skin, clothes and concrete.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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The group, mainly millennials and young Gen Xers, grew up in the internet era and recognize how technology can switch up the status quo.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, this technology requires careful attention to bias by ensuring AI agents recognize diverse communication patterns fairly and accurately, rather than embedding harmful assumptions.—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Comprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehend. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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