comprending
comprending is the present participle and gerund of comprend.
Meaning of comprend
Verb
comprend (third-person singular simple present comprends, present participle comprending, simple past and past participle comprended)
- Synonym of comprehend.
- B. The Euangeliſt calleth the Coſins and Kinſemen of our Sauiour, his bꝛethꝛen, accoꝛding to the manner of the ſcriptur. C. Foꝛ by this name the Iewes compꝛended all kinſemen, in what degrée of bloode ſoeuer they bée: as wée haue ſhewed in another place.1575, Augustine Marlorate, translated by Thomas Timme, A Catholike and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the Holy Gospell after S. Iohn. […], London: […] Thomas Marshe, page 243, column 1
- Synonyms:
- comprehend
Questions about comprending
- What is comprending the present participle and gerund of?
- Comprending is the present participle and gerund of comprend.
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