To take in, include, or embrace within a certain scope; include.To include within limits of any kind; especially, to include in the constitution or nature.To include in meaning or in logical scope.To take into the mind; grasp by the understanding; possess or have in idea; understand the force, nature, or character of; conceive; know sufficiently for a given purpose; specifically, to understand in one of the higher degrees of completeness: as, to comprehend an allusion, a word, or a person.To take together; sum up.Synonyms To contain.Apprehend, Comprehend (see apprehend), discern, perceive, see, catch.To take hold; take root; take.