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• com´pre|hend´er — com|pre|hend «KOM prih HEHND», transitive verb. 1. to understand the meaning of: »If you know how to use a word correctly, you comprehend it. Man does not yet comprehend the universe. SYNONYM(S): grasp, perceive. 2. to include; contain: »His… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pre|hend — «KOM prih HEHND», transitive verb. 1. to understand the meaning of: »If you know how to use a word correctly, you comprehend it. Man does not yet comprehend the universe. SYNONYM(S): grasp, perceive. 2. to include; contain: »His report of the… …   Useful english dictionary

• ap´pre|hend´er — ap|pre|hend «AP rih HEHND», transitive verb. 1. to arrest; seize: »The thief was apprehended and put in jail. SYNONYM(S): capture. 2. to look forward to with fear; expect anxiously; dread: »A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound. I… …   Useful english dictionary

• ap|pre|hend — «AP rih HEHND», transitive verb. 1. to arrest; seize: »The thief was apprehended and put in jail. SYNONYM(S): capture. 2. to look forward to with fear; expect anxiously; dread: »A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound. I apprehend no… …   Useful english dictionary

• com´pre|hend´ing|ly — com|pre|hend «KOM prih HEHND», transitive verb. 1. to understand the meaning of: »If you know how to use a word correctly, you comprehend it. Man does not yet comprehend the universe. SYNONYM(S): grasp, perceive. 2. to include; contain: »His… …   Useful english dictionary

• un´com|pre|hend´ing|ly — un|com|pre|hend|ing «UHN kom prih HEHN dihng», adjective. not comprehending or understanding. –un´com|pre|hend´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|com|pre|hend|ing — «UHN kom prih HEHN dihng», adjective. not comprehending or understanding. –un´com|pre|hend´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pre|hend|i|ble — «KOM prih HEHN duh buhl», adjective. = comprehensible. (Cf. ↑comprehensible) …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|ap|pre|hend — «MIHS ap rih HEHND», transitive verb. = misunderstand. (Cf. ↑misunderstand) SYNONYM(S): misconstrue …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|com|pre|hend — «MIHS kom prih HEHND», transitive verb. = misunderstand. (Cf. ↑misunderstand) …   Useful english dictionary

• un|ap|pre|hend|ed — «UHN ap rih HEHN dihd», adjective. 1. not apprehended; not taken. 2. not understood, perceived, or conceived of …   Useful english dictionary