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# comprehend

«comprehend» in Mova's school dictionary: **To understand something fully** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (comprehend, comprehends, comprehended, comprehending); noun comprehension

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To understand something fully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#m1)

2) (formal) To include or contain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school: reading comprehension means understanding what you read. Formal exam voice: «comprehend the question». In stories: «He could not comprehend how big the universe was».

### examples

- I can't comprehend how big space is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x1)
- Read slowly so you comprehend each sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x2)
- The puppy did not comprehend the command. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x3)
- The scientists struggled to comprehend the results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x4)
- Reading comprehension tests check you understood the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x5)
- It's hard to comprehend such a large number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x6)
- Dear Cadmus, you do not comprehend me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/#x7)

### note

Formal: everyday word is understand. Noun: comprehension; adjective comprehensible (can be understood), comprehensive (complete, including everything) — different meaning!

### In the corpora

- [To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.1/)
- [God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.978/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «comprehend» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/comprehend/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.