comprehend
Take it in
Comprehend means to grasp mentally or understand fully.
You might comprehend a concept, a situation, or someone's motives: I can't comprehend why she made that choice.
The word often appears in negative contexts—failure to comprehend suggests the matter is complex or baffling.
Comprehend can also mean to include or encompass: The survey comprehends all residents of the district.
Seize or understand
- fathomNautical depth unit
- understandGrasp the meaning
- perceiveBecome conscious of
- discernPerceive with careful attention
conceive · assimilate · absorb · digest · interpret · realize · recognize · follow
Deliberate learning effort
- masterAuthority or controller
- acquireGain possession of
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
- retainKeep possession of
absorb · internalize · memorize · recall · educate · grasp · assimilate · pick up
Mental concept or reflection
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- interpretationAssigned meaning
cognitive · intellectual · logic · mind · thinking · mental processing · conceptualization · inference
Make part of
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- coverProtect by overlaying
- embraceHold closely in arms
- containHold within limits
subsume · embody · entail · take in · span · account for · encapsulate · involve
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- clarityState of being understandable
illumination · aha moment · enlightenment · discernment · perspicacity · acumen · profundity · sagacity
grasp
Seize or understand
- fathomNautical depth unit
- understandGrasp the meaning
- perceiveBecome conscious of
discern · conceive · assimilate · absorb · digest · interpret · realize · recognize · follow · get it
study
Deliberate learning effort
retain · absorb · internalize · memorize · recall · educate · grasp · assimilate · pick up · familiarize
thought
Mental concept or reflection
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- analysisMethodical study of parts
interpretation · cognitive · intellectual · logic · mind · thinking · mental processing · conceptualization · inference · deduction
include
Make part of
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- coverProtect by overlaying
- embraceHold closely in arms
contain · subsume · embody · entail · take in · span · account for · encapsulate · involve · scope
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- breakthroughSudden important advance
clarity · illumination · aha moment · enlightenment · discernment · perspicacity · acumen · profundity · sagacity · dawning
- understandunderstand, grasp, realize, get it, perceive
- readingfluency, read, readers, books, reading
- mental verbsthink, believe, know, imagine, remember
- Reading-relatedskim, scan, browse, peruse, study
- understandingunderstand, grasp, fathom, follow, know
- learning termstraining, basics, fundamentals, foundation, groundwork
comprehendmisunderstand
Grasp incorrectly
misconstrue · misinterpret · misapprehend · misread · misperceive
- reading comprehensionUnderstanding written material
- comprehension exercisesTasks assessing textual understanding
- comprehensive examsQualifying doctoral examinations
- comprehensive listInventory missing nothing
- comprehensive planThorough strategy for everything
- listening comprehensionUnderstanding spoken language
comprehension, comprehensive, comprehensible, incomprehensible, comprehending, comprehends, comprehensively, comprehended, uncomprehending