"comprend" meaning in All languages combined

See comprend on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: comprends [present, singular, third-person], comprending [participle, present], comprended [participle, past], comprended [past]
Etymology: From Middle English comprenden, from Old French comprendre. Doublet of comprehend. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|comprenden}} Middle English comprenden, {{der|en|fro|comprendre}} Old French comprendre, {{doublet|en|comprehend}} Doublet of comprehend Head templates: {{en-verb}} comprend (third-person singular simple present comprends, present participle comprending, simple past and past participle comprended)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of comprehend. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: comprehend [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-comprend-en-verb-cNWoJGlY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-comprend.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} comprend
  1. third-person singular present indicative of comprendre Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: comprendre
    Sense id: en-comprend-fr-verb-Z9Dh4Nag Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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