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▪ I. compreˈhending, vbl. n.
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. comprehend.
1668Wilkins Real Char. ii. i. §5. 39. 1730 A. Gordon Maffei's Amphith. 1 The well comprehending the Nature of such Structures, is no less entertaining than useful.
▪ II. compreˈhending, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That comprehends.
1667Primatt City & C. Builder 161 A Right Angle Triangle ABC, whose comprehending sides are BA, BC. 1833G. S. Faber Recapit. Apost. 82 The name of blasphemy itself, like the whole comprehending book of the Apocalypse, was expressed in the Greek language.
Hence compreˈhendingly adv., in a comprehending manner, intelligently, knowingly.
1866Contemp. Rev. II. 398 We have seen an old..horse..look tenderly and half comprehendingly on its master. 1884Miss Eddy in Chicago Advance 18 Dec. 834 Miss Marigold nodded comprehendingly, with a little laugh. |
