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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2
as in to know
to have a practical understanding of
it took me a while to comprehend algebra
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3
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
Many have struggled to comprehend Vacher’s killings.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
Readers saw in these disparate books if not a blueprint exactly for what Trump would do, a way of comprehending some of the worst possible futures opening up ahead of them.
—David Renton
may 12, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
For a soldier, a letter holds a meaning that’s hard to comprehend for anyone who hasn’t worn the uniform.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025
Despite the fact that a majority of business leaders comprehend the concept of DevOps, most have difficulty framing its worth in anything other than technical terms.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 May 2025
Readers saw in these disparate books if not a blueprint exactly for what Trump would do, a way of comprehending some of the worst possible futures opening up ahead of them.
—David Renton
may 12, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
For a soldier, a letter holds a meaning that’s hard to comprehend for anyone who hasn’t worn the uniform.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 May 2025
Despite the fact that a majority of business leaders comprehend the concept of DevOps, most have difficulty framing its worth in anything other than technical terms.
—Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Ranked from the top, they are understood to be The Eastern Gate, The Thaw, Spain’s When No One Sees Us, X-rated Queen, and A Decent Man.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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To understand how the deportation dragnet works, TIME joined ICE officers on a pair of morning raids in the New Orleans area.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Brandon Galli-Graves, Staff Attorney at Justice Action Center, said that the organization does not know how DHS will conduct immigration enforcement toward beneficiaries of the program.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Newsom said in a court filing on Thursday that troops had moved beyond those allowable duties to actively assist ICE agents in making arrests, in violation of a federal law known as the Posse Comitatus Act, which is designed to prevent the military from being used as a domestic police force.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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The agency compared the bill with current tax law, which encompasses Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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All four Republicans voted for the procedural rule that encompasses the rescissions package, which is not surprising.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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Sometimes, Tarhan explained, women will flip the cups over and try and try to decipher the meaning left behind by the coffee sediment — kind of like reading your fortune in tea leaves.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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Finally, Ross helps boost your energy intelligence to decipher when rest requires slowing down and when it’s achieved by accelerating in a new, reinvigorating direction.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Special guest stars included Lou Diamond Phillips and Lea Salonga.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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This story was updated to include comment and clarification from the Austin Police Department.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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This new Knockout Mode really helps you to grasp the size of this game, and that brings me to Free Roam. Free Roam is the big new thing for Mario Kart World.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Considering the number of plays that have wowed New York since live television became an American utility, the event’s significance may feel hard to grasp.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2025
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This newsletter contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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As of Friday evening, the blaze has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said that Russia pushed forward with the Dnipropetrovsk offensive after Ukraine refused to recognize Russia’s territorial gains during the peace talks in Istanbul.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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However, there's been a resurgence of drive-in movie theaters in the South, recognizing the timelessness of the experience.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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“Comprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehend. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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