comprehend
verb (used with object)
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
has comprehended
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present perfectof comprehend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Christ has comprehended the whole Gospel in a short summary with the words of this testament or sacrament.
From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) by Martin Luther
Lamartine has comprehended nothing, that is clear, even if his amount of energy had been effectual....
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
An absolute transmutation of values has taken place from the time that he has comprehended things as parts of the world's entity, and as themselves an entity.
From ?mile Verhaeren by Stefan Zweig
It has comprehended that my position of exile, that my love for my country, that my relationship to the great man were extenuating causes.
From Hortense Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
"Norma, thou holy priestess," sings the chorus, and Jenny Lind has comprehended and shows to us this holy priestess in the aria, Casta diva.
From True Story of My Life by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt
