COMPREHEND, verb transitive Literally, to take in; to take with, or together. 1. To contain; to include; to comprise. The empire of Great Britain comprehends England, Scotland and Ireland, with their dependencies. 2. To imply; to contain or include by implication or construction. If there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Romans 13:9. 3. To understand; to conceive; that is, to take, hold or contain in the mind; to possess or to have in idea; according to the popular phrase, I take your meaning. God doeth great things, which we cannot comprehend Job 37:5. It is not always safe to disbelieve a proposition or statement, because we do not comprehend it.
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