French Dictionary

1 comprendre Verb, transitive

(a) to understand a person, a language; to understand, get (Infml) a joke, what somebody says; mal ~ to misunderstand somebody, not get a joke; to have difficulty understanding a language; comprends-moi bien, mais... don't get me wrong, but...

(b) to understand, sympathise with a person's situation; to understand, appreciate what somebody means; j'espère que tu comprendras I hope you'll understand; je comprends bien ton point de vue I sympathise completely; je comprends bien ce que tu dis I understand what you mean, I get where you're coming from (Infml)

(c) (at specific moment) to realise, understand (pourquoi, why, comment, how)

(d) to include rent, service charge, accessories; (in total) to comprise, consist of; "service (non) compris" "service (not) included"

Present: je comprends, tu comprends, il/elle comprend, nous comprenons, vous comprenez, ils/elles comprennent
Imperfect: je comprenais, tu comprenais, il/elle comprenait, nous comprenions, vous compreniez, ils/elles comprenaient
Future: je comprendrai, tu comprendras, il/elle comprendra, nous comprendrons, vous comprendrez, ils/elles comprendront
Perfect: j' ai compris, tu as compris, il/elle a compris, nous avons compris, vous avez compris, ils/elles ont compris
Present subjunctive: je comprenne, tu comprennes, il/elle comprenne, nous comprenions, vous compreniez, ils/elles comprennent

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