comprehendō, comprehendere, comprehendī, comprehēnsum

Definitions for comprehendere

Wheelock's Latin

Verb

1
to grasp, seize, arrest, comprehend, understand
English derivatives:
comprehensive comprehensible incomprehensible

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Verb

1
To seize in the hand, etc., take hold of. (b) (of inanim. things) to catch hold of, grip. (c) to close on (a graft); (of a woman, absol.) to conceive.
2
(of plants, grafts, etc.) To take hold in; (usu. intr.) to take hold, to take root.
3
To catch (fire). (b) (of fire, etc.) to ignite, set on fire.
4
To tie or join together, fasten, unite. (b) to hold together, bind (ingredients).
5
To seize, arrest (a person); to lay hold of, detain. (b) to catch by pursuit. etc., take prisoner, capture. (c) to seize, take possession of (things).

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Sentences with comprehendere

Latin to English

Dēnique omnia expōnat ut iam comprehendātis quanta scelera contrā rem pūblicam commissa sint.Compare Finally, let him explain all things so that you (pl.) may now understand what great crimes have been committed against the republic.

Cum cōnsilia tua nunc comprehendāmus, īnsidiās tuās nōn ferēmus.Compare Since we now understand your plans, we will not endure your treachery.

Indicium is res factus, porta repente jussu proconsul clausus, comprehendo omnis, qui in noxa sum, et, quaestio acriter habitus, damno necoque.Compare Information of that fact having been given, and the gates having been suddenly closed by the order of the proconsul, all the guilty parties were seized, and, after the torture have been sharply applied, were condemed and put to death.

Conjugation table for comprehendere

Cactus2000

ACTIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
comprehendō comprehendis comprehendit comprehendimus comprehenditis comprehendunt	comprehendēbam comprehendēbās comprehendēbat comprehendēbāmus comprehendēbātis comprehendēbant
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
comprehendī comprehendistī comprehendit comprehendimus comprehendistis comprehendērunt / comprehendēre	comprehenderam comprehenderās comprehenderat comprehenderāmus comprehenderātis comprehenderant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
comprehendam comprehendēs comprehendet comprehendēmus comprehendētis comprehendent	comprehenderō comprehenderis comprehenderit comprehenderimus comprehenderitis comprehenderint
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
comprehendam comprehendās comprehendat comprehendāmus comprehendātis comprehendant	comprehenderem comprehenderēs comprehenderet comprehenderēmus comprehenderētis comprehenderent
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
comprehenderim comprehenderis comprehenderit comprehenderimus comprehenderitis comprehenderint	comprehendissem comprehendissēs comprehendisset comprehendissēmus comprehendissētis comprehendissent
Infinitive present comprehendere Infinitive perfect comprehendisse Infinitive future comprehēnsūrum esse	Imperative present comprehende comprehendite Imperative future comprehenditō comprehenditō comprehenditōte comprehenduntō

PASSIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
comprehendor comprehenderis comprehenditur comprehendimur comprehendiminī comprehenduntur	comprehendēbar comprehendēbāris / comprehendēbāre comprehendēbātur comprehendēbāmur comprehendēbāminī comprehendēbantur
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
comprehēnsus sum comprehēnsus es comprehēnsus est comprehēnsī sumus comprehēnsī estis comprehēnsī sunt	comprehēnsus eram comprehēnsus erās comprehēnsus erat comprehēnsī erāmus comprehēnsī erātis comprehēnsī erant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
comprehendar comprehendēris / comprehendēre comprehendētur comprehendēmur comprehendēminī comprehendentur	comprehēnsus erō comprehēnsus eris comprehēnsus erit comprehēnsī erimus comprehēnsī eritis comprehēnsī erunt
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
comprehendar comprehendāris / comprehendāre comprehendātur comprehendāmur comprehendāminī comprehendantur	comprehenderer comprehenderēris / comprehenderēre comprehenderētur comprehenderēmur comprehenderēminī comprehenderentur
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
comprehēnsus sim comprehēnsus sīs comprehēnsus sit comprehēnsī sīmus comprehēnsī sītis comprehēnsī sint	comprehēnsus essem comprehēnsus essēs comprehēnsus esset comprehēnsī essēmus comprehēnsī essētis comprehēnsī essent
Infinitive present comprehendī Infinitive perfect comprehēnsum esse Infinitive future comprehēnsum īrī	Imperative present comprehendere comprehendiminī Imperative future comprehenditor comprehenditor - comprehenduntor

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
Nom.	comprehendēns	comprehendentēs
Gen.	comprehendentis	comprehendentium
Dat.	comprehendentī	comprehendentibus
Acc.	comprehendentem	comprehendentēs
Abl.	comprehendente	comprehendentibus
	Participle future active
Nom.	comprehēnsūrus	comprehēnsūrī
Gen.	comprehēnsūrī	comprehēnsūrōrum
Dat.	comprehēnsūrō	comprehēnsūrīs
Acc.	comprehēnsūrum	comprehēnsūrōs
Abl.	comprehēnsūrō	comprehēnsūrīs
	Participle perfect passive
Nom.	comprehēnsus	comprehēnsī
Gen.	comprehēnsī	comprehēnsōrum
Dat.	comprehēnsō	comprehēnsīs
Acc.	comprehēnsum	comprehēnsōs
Abl.	comprehēnsō	comprehēnsīs
	Gerundive
Nom.	comprehendendus	comprehendendī
Gen.	comprehendendī	comprehendendōrum
Dat.	comprehendendō	comprehendendīs
Acc.	comprehendendum	comprehendendōs
Abl.	comprehendendō	comprehendendīs
	Gerund	Supine
Nom.	comprehendere	comprehēnsum
Gen.	comprehendendī	comprehēnsū
Dat.	comprehendendō
Acc.	comprehendendum
Abl.	comprehendendō

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 206.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 381.
Word frequencies
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "comprehendō, comprehendere, comprehendī, comprehēnsum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 13, 2023. Accessed December 31, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/comprehendo-comprehendere-comprehendi-comprehensum.