Comprehend
Comprehend verb - To have a clear idea of.
Learn is a synonym for comprehend in process topic. In some cases you can use "Learn" instead a verb "Comprehend", when it comes to topics like understand.
Learn
Learn verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Usage example: after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps
Comprehend is a synonym for learn in process topic. You can use "Comprehend" instead a verb "Learn", if it concerns topics such as understand, become expert in.
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If you have demons in your DNA (whatever that means), you can learn an infernal power, Tongue of Babel, that allows you to comprehend and speak any language, permanently.
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Your feeble, mortal minds cannot comprehend the vast complexity of what you are seeking to learn.
- At the end of the second book, Paul loses the ability to automatically speak and comprehend the local language, and so he has to actually learn it, which he spends a good deal of the next book struggling with.
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