comprehend

About 4.91 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   I just can't comprehend how someone could be a butcher and vegetarian at the same time.

2. verb To include, comprise; to contain.

Similar words

get the picture perceive apprehend savvy encompass grasp embrace cover compass dig

Often followed by

the what and that it how all a this

Word family

comprehended comprehendible comprehending comprehends