v. t.
Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure. Is. xl. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying. Rom. xiii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]
At a loss to comprehend the question. W. Irwing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend. Job. xxxvii. 5.
adj. able to be understood. Opposite of
v. t. To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st un- + comprehend. ] To fail to comprehend. [ R. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]