comprehend
verb (used with object)
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
uncomprehendingly
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a word derived from
comprehend.
Example Sentences
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When he broke up with her two months later, she stared at him uncomprehendingly, as if such a thing had never happened before.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
When Janet pointed out that he had effectively returned to his initial incarnation as a monk, he gazed at her uncomprehendingly – he had learned everything and nothing.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2020
His hope: to delay just long enough so these immigrants won’t have to sit by, uncomprehendingly, as their futures are decided.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2020
John Travolta’s inability to cope with a name, even then, was toyed with last night, and the joke—in which he manfully, or uncomprehendingly, joined—looks set to run for many ceremonies to come.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 23, 2015
For a moment, he’d stared at her uncomprehendingly.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
