comprehend
/ˌkɒmprɪˈhend/verb
उच्चारण कॉम्प्रिहेन्ड
समझना, पूर्ण रूप से जानना
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[I, T] ~ sth | ~ how/why… formal
to understand something fully
समझना, पूर्ण रूप से जानना
- She could not comprehend the passage.
- It took him a while to comprehend how the rule worked.
- Young children cannot comprehend such big numbers.
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- Few of us can comprehend the size of the universe.
- I could not comprehend why he left so suddenly.
Synonyms understand grasp follow fathom apprehend
Opposite misunderstand misinterpret
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com·pre·hend
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Keep apart, asked very often: comprehensible (able to be understood: 'a comprehensible explanation') and comprehensive (complete, including everything: 'a comprehensive guide').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: comprehensible (समझने योग्य: 'a comprehensible explanation') और comprehensive (पूर्ण, सब शामिल: 'a comprehensive guide')।
Keep the understand words together: comprehend, grasp, fathom (understand something difficult), discern, apprehend (formal).
समझने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: comprehend, grasp, fathom (कठिन चीज़ समझना), discern, apprehend (औपचारिक)।
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Exam: reading comprehension (RC) tests how well you understand a passage.
परीक्षा में reading comprehension (RC) जाँचता है कि आप गद्यांश कितना अच्छा समझते हैं।