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comprehending

comprehending adjective: understanding. Also the present participle and gerund of comprehend.

Adjective

comprehending (comparative more comprehending, superlative most comprehending)

  1. Understanding.

Also used as

comprehending is also the present participle and gerund of comprehend.

Forms of comprehending

comparativemore comprehending
superlativemost comprehending

Words formed from comprehending

Questions about comprehending

What does comprehending mean?
Comprehending means understanding.
What part of speech is comprehending?
Comprehending is an adjective.

Words near comprehending in the dictionary

  1. comprehender
  2. comprehenders
  3. comprehendest
  4. comprehendeth
  5. comprehendible
  6. comprehending
  7. comprehendingly
  8. comprehends
  9. comprehensibilities
  10. comprehensibility
  11. comprehensible

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