comprehend
verb (used with object)
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive.
was comprehending
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past progressiveof comprehend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Then, too, his bliss was heightened by the knowledge that her mind was comprehending what she read and was quivering with appreciation of the beauty of the written thought.
From Martin Eden by Jack London
She was comprehending for the first time—and comprehending with accumulated emotion—the fact that she possessed an individual path in life.
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
The look which met his frown was comprehending.
From The Brown Study by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
Octavius nodded in reply; he was comprehending all that old man's words implied.
From Flamsted quarries by G. Patrick Nelson
He knew why his wife had gone there, and painfully he was comprehending why she was so late in getting back.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
