- past tense form of comprehend.
- past participle of comprehend.
comprehended
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"I hadn't really comprehended the fact that maybe I was," Bell tells BBC Sport.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“The Argonauts” revolutionized the way queer family-making is written about, talked about and comprehended.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Whether he survived Nandor's wrath became less important than whether Guillermo fully understood what he professed to desire most and whether Nandor comprehended how essential Guillermo is to his well-being.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2023
But then you haven’t comprehended the significance of either the zoo or the lion.
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022
No one comprehended that really he was ill, that grief had made him so, that grief had drawn a circle around him he could not escape from and others could not enter—except possibly Sue.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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