Synonyms and Antonyms of comprehend

synonym (synonym of comprehend)

hypernym (comprehend IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)
    understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory (verb.stative)
    include
    have as a part, be made up out of (verb.stative)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF comprehend relation)

  • get the meaning of something (verb.cognition)
    figure
    understand (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, tumble, twig
    understand, usually after some initial difficulty (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    intuit
    know or grasp by intuition or feeling (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    digest
    arrange and integrate in the mind (verb.cognition)
     
  • to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception)
    feel, sense
    perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    apperceive
    perceive in terms of a past experience (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    pick up, receive
    register (perceptual input) (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    divine
    perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    hallucinate
    perceive what is not there; have illusions (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    misperceive
    perceive incorrectly (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    catch, pick up
    perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    dream
    experience while sleeping (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    ache, hurt, suffer
    feel physical pain (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    smell
    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    touch
    perceive via the tactile sense (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    sight, spy
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    listen
    hear with intention (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    taste
    perceive by the sense of taste (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    find
    perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    see through
    perceive the true nature of (verb.perception)
     

verb group (comprehend is verb group of ....)

  • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory (verb.stative)
    address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat
    act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from comprehend)

synonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation apprehend compass dig perceive cover embrace understand include figure catch on intuit digest feel sense address cover deal handle plow treat apprehension discernment comprehension appreciation grasping apprehender
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