comprendre

Definitions of comprendre
  1. verb
    be fully aware or cognizant of
    synonyms: avoir conscience, reconnaître
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    savoir, être au courant de
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
  2. verb
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    synonyms: résoudre, saisir
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    résoudre
    understand the meaning of
    deviner, déchiffrer, décoder
    explain a riddle
    arriver à
    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    deviner
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
    dire
    discern or comprehend
  3. verb
    make sense of a language
  4. verb
    get the meaning of something
    synonyms: saisir
  5. verb
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    synonyms: interpréter
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    interpréter
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  6. verb
    comprehend
    synonyms: saisir
  7. verb
    share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
    synonyms: compatir
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    ressentir, éprouver
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  8. verb
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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    saisir
    get the meaning of something
    saisir
    comprehend
    interpréter
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    résoudre, saisir
    find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
    pénétrer, sonder
    come to understand
    comprendre de travers, mal interpréter, ne pas comprendre
    interpret in the wrong way
    interpréter
    interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    lire
    interpret something that is written or printed
    lire
    obtain data from magnetic tapes
    résoudre
    understand the meaning of
    deviner, déchiffrer, décoder
    explain a riddle
    arriver à
    arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
    deviner
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
  9. verb
    have as a part, be made up out of
    synonyms: contenir, inclure
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    exclure
    lack or fail to include
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