01 v. t. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.
imp. & p. p.
Comprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Comprehending
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To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.“Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure.” — Is. xl. 12.
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To take in or include by construction or implication; to comprise; to imply.“Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.” — Hobbes.“And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying.” — Rom. xiii. 9.
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To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to apprehend the meaning of; to understand.“At a loss to comprehend the question.” — W. Irwing.“Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend.” — Job. xxxvii. 5.