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
Online discourse about any show ignites an array of interpretations concerning the producers’ choices, along with revealing who comprehended King’s overarching messages concerning fear.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025
They work at the lowest level comprehended by the contract, they work either too few weeks with an unreasonable pressure on them to produce, or too many weeks without their salaries going up.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023
But then you haven’t comprehended the significance of either the zoo or the lion.
From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022
Like the simplest of human tools—hammer, scythe, bellows, ladder, scissors—the function of the molecule can be entirely comprehended from its structure.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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