comprehend

/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ /kɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/

Meanings

verb

To include, comprise; to contain.

Examples :

"The school curriculum comprehends many subjects, including math, science, and history. "

language communication

verb

To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.

Examples :

"After reading the chapter twice, I began to comprehend the theory of relativity. "

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Related Words

thoroughly adverb

/θʌ.ɹə.liː/ /θɜːɹ.ə.lɪ/

In a thorough or complete manner.

"He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched."

comprehends verb

/ˌkɑmpriˈhɛndz/ /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛndz/

To include, comprise; to contain.

"The lesson plan comprehends all the key concepts of fractions. "

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

comprise verb

/kəmˈpɹaɪz/

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

"The parts are comprised by the whole."

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

The aggregate of past events.

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

curriculum noun

/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ /kəˈɹɪkjələm/

The set of courses, coursework, and their content, offered at a school or university.

"The school's new curriculum includes more hands-on science projects. "

subjects noun

/ˈsʌb.dʒɛkts/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

(grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

"In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent."

include noun

/ɪnˈkluːd/

A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

"The website's "about us" page includes a short video explaining its history. "

science noun

/ˈsaɪəns/

A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability.

"Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art."

contain verb

/kənˈteɪn/

To hold inside.

"The box contains several important documents. "

relativity noun

/ɹɛləˈtɪvɨti/

The state of being relative to something else.

"The difficulty of a math problem's relativity to my current understanding made it challenging. "