1: to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of //unable to comprehend what has happened
2: to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount //… philosophy's scope comprehends the truth of everything which man may understand … — Henry Osborn Tayloryllables'>com·pre·hend
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to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount
1: to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of //unable to comprehend what has happened
2: to contain or hold within a total scope, significance, or amount //… philosophy's scope comprehends the truth of everything which man may understand … — Henry Osborn Taylor