how to pronounce comprehend

/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛnd/

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comprehend is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of comprehend in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… difficult to comprehend really isn't it …”

meanings of comprehend

verb:

To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
To include, comprise; to contain.

comprehend frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word comprehend occurs in english on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics comprehend can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that comprehend can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;