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Search phrase: comprehend

Plays

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Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.110Where all those pleasures live that art would comprehend.Where all those pleasures liue, that Art would comprehend.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.6More than cool reason ever comprehends.more / Then coole reason euer comprehends.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.20It comprehends some bringer of that joy.It comprehends some bringer of that ioy.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.24lantern. This is your charge: you shall comprehend alllanthorne: this is your charge: You shall comprehend all
Much Ado About NothingMA III.v.43comprehended two aspicious persons, and we wouldcomprehended two aspitious persons, & we would

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.5.6 Where all those pleasures live that art can comprehend. where all those pleasures liue, that Art can comprehend:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.494 All this beforehand counsel comprehends. All this before-hand counsell comprehends.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.702 Can comprehend in still imagination! Can comprehend in still imagination!

Glossary

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brainunderstand, comprehend, grasp
comprehendtake in, include, incorporate
comprehendmalapropism for ‘apprehend’
conceiveunderstand, comprehend, follow
digestunderstand, interpret, comprehend
haveunderstand, grasp, comprehend
incapableinsensible, unconscious, incomprehending
receiveunderstand, take in, comprehend
taketake in, comprehend, understand
thoughtimagination, conception, ability to comprehend
understandstand under the force of [with pun on ‘comprehend’]

Thesaurus

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ability to comprehendthought
comprehendbrain
comprehendconceive
comprehendtake
comprehenddigest
comprehendreceive
comprehendhave
comprehend, ability tothought
incomprehendingincapable

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMPREHENDBASICcomprehend v
COMPREHENDNOTincomprehensible adj, uncomprehensive adj
INCOMPREHENSIBLEBASICsee COMPREHEND
UNCOMPREHENSIVEBASICsee COMPREHEND

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