Comprehend vs. Understand
Comprehendverb
To include, comprise; to contain.
Comprehendverb
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
Comprehendverb
To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
Comprehendverb
To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.
Comprehendverb
To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.
Comprehendverb
get the meaning of something;
Comprehendverb
to become aware of through the senses;
Comprehendverb
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;
Comprehendverb
grasp mentally; understand
Comprehendverb
include, comprise, or encompass
Understandverb
(transitive) To be aware of the meaning of.
Understandverb
To believe, based on information.
Understandverb
To impute meaning, character etc. that is not explicitly stated.
Understandverb
To stand under; to support.
Understandverb
One who supports others in such performances as the human pyramid.
Understandverb
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
Understandverb
To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.
Understandverb
To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to mean; to interpret; to explain.
Understandverb
To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for granted; to assume.
Understandverb
To stand under; to support.
Understandverb
To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent being.
Understandverb
To be informed; to have or receive knowledge.
Understandverb
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of;
Understandverb
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally;
Understandverb
make sense of a language;
Understandverb
believe to be the case;
Understandverb
be understanding of;
Understandverb
perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker)
Understandverb
perceive the significance, explanation, or cause of
Understandverb
interpret or view (something) in a particular way
Understandverb
infer something from information received (often used as a polite formula in conversation)
Understandverb
regard (a missing word, phrase, or idea) as present
Understandverb
assume to be the case; take for granted
Understandverb
be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of
