comprehending JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/kəmˈprɛndɪŋ/ · com·pre·hend·ing
verb
- To include, comprise; to contain. The new regulation is comprehending all previously exempted categories.
- To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly. She is comprehending the complex principles of quantum physics.
adjective
- Having the ability to understand; perceptive. His comprehending nature made him an excellent mentor.
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Did you know? The Latin root prēhendere also gave us the word ‘apprehend’, originally meaning ‘to seize’, which later developed the legal sense of ‘to arrest’ and the mental sense of ‘to grasp mentally’.