precomprehend en · VERB
Etymology
From pre- + comprehend.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| precomprehending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| precomprehends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| precomprehended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| precomprehended | Tense=Past | lexicographic |