Dictionary entry details
• COMPREHEND (verb)
Meaning:
Get the meaning of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
apprehend; savvy; grok; get the picture; comprehend; grasp; compass; dig
Context example:
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Hypernyms (to "comprehend" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comprehend"):
figure (understand)
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig (understand, usually after some initial difficulty)
intuit (know or grasp by intuition or feeling)
digest (arrange and integrate in the mind)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
To become aware of through the senses
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
perceive; comprehend
Context example:
I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comprehend"):
touch (perceive via the tactile sense)
see (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight)
sight (catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes)
hear (perceive (sound) via the auditory sense)
listen (hear with intention)
taste (perceive by the sense of taste)
find (perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place)
smell (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)
ache; hurt; suffer (feel physical pain)
dream (experience while sleeping)
catch; pick up (perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily)
misperceive (perceive incorrectly)
hallucinate (perceive what is not there; have illusions)
divine (perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers)
pick up; receive (register (perceptual input))
apperceive (perceive in terms of a past experience)
feel; sense (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles)
see through (perceive the true nature of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
embrace; encompass; comprehend; cover
Context examples:
This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds / this should cover everyone in the group
Hypernyms (to "comprehend" is one way to...):
include (have as a part, be made up out of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
