to comprehend

Examples

• All

• Partnerships must build capability in affected regions, with research agendas that comprehend and address social needs.

  Academic text (2002)

• We recognize the imperative need for this development, yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications.

• So we're able to comprehend something that provides a limit.

• But my mind is trying to comprehend because it would have split here and this is one piece right into the main body.

• But what the prosecution failed to comprehend was that the 1959 Act had wrought some important changes in the law.

  Academic text (2010)

• But as King Lear makes evident, the fabula had eventually to be recontextualized to comprehend the increasing importance of women.

  Academic text (1992)

• The new policy comprehends various strategies to improve education for all students.

• The report comprehends data from numerous studies to present a comprehensive analysis.

• The committee's proposal comprehends the need for sustainable practices in local businesses.

Synonyms

C

to cover

vsto comprehend

∞ 1.9

To be enough to pay for something you need

means inclusion within set limits, not the idea of sufficiency or payment

E

to encompass

vsto comprehend

87 5.1

To include a wide range of things or people

is about including within set limits rather than fully surrounding

E

to embrace

vsto comprehend

84 3.8

To include different things as part of a whole

focuses on containing within limits rather than active acceptance

Antonyms

E

to exclude

338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

How Inclusive

to encompass

87 5.1

to comprehend

4 3.9

to include

∞ 1.0

to contain

∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology