comprehend
— Verb
– English
~ get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
comprehend
— Verb
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~ to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
comprehend
— Verb
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~ include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
comprehended
— Adjective
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~ fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
comprehendible
— Adjective
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~ capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
comprehensibility
— Noun
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~ the quality of comprehensible language or thought
comprehensible
— Adjective
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~ capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"
comprehension
— Noun
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~ an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
comprehension
— Noun
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~ the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
comprehensive
— Adjective
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~ broad in scope; "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"
comprehensive
— Adjective
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~ including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
comprehensive
— Noun
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~ an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"
comprehensively
— Adverb
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~ in an all-inclusive manner
comprehensiveness
— Noun
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~ completeness over a broad scope
comprehensiveness
— Noun
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~ the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
compress
— Verb
– English
~ make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
compress
— Verb
– English
~ squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compress
— Noun
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~ a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
compressed
— Adjective
– English
~ reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"