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precomprehended

precomprehended is the simple past and past participle of precomprehend.

Meaning of precomprehend

Verb

precomprehend (third-person singular simple present precomprehends, present participle precomprehending, simple past and past participle precomprehended)

  1. (transitive) To comprehend in advance.
    • Thus, beyond Trakl's immediate experience of 'horror', we already precomprehend the profound sense of anguish that was ripping him apart.2001, Ashok Kara, The Ghosts of Justice, page 263

Questions about precomprehended

What is precomprehended the simple past and past participle of?
Precomprehended is the simple past and past participle of precomprehend.

Words near precomprehended in the dictionary

  1. precompositional
  2. precompositionally
  3. precompositions
  4. precompound
  5. precomprehend
  6. precomprehended
  7. precomprehending
  8. precomprehends
  9. precompress
  10. precompressed
  11. precompresses

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