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How to pronounce “comprehend”
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Pronunciation guide for comprehend
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of comprehend with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there — get ready 18 minutes,
because they can't comprehend what it's about.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce comprehend
Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there — get ready 18 minutes,

because they can't comprehend what it's about.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “comprehend”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.]
- (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain. [from 14th c.]
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