comprehended
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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I intellectually comprehended this rule, but living through it was another thing entirely.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025
“The Argonauts” revolutionized the way queer family-making is written about, talked about and comprehended.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
“I don't think we really comprehended that at the time.”
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
I am generally aware of trends, but had not comprehended that a toy for babies, a demographic I think of as rather static, would go out of style.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2022
Mrs Who’s spectacles shone out at them triumphantly, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
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