comprehend Play verbGrasp mentally; understand. SYNONYMS apprehendcatch on tocrackdecipherdigdiscerndivinefathomfigure outfollowgetget a fix onget one's head aroundget the drift ofget the hang ofget the pictureget to the bottom ofgraspinterpretlatch on tomake head or tail ofmake outmake sense ofpenetrateperceivepiece togetherpuzzle outrealizesavvyseesee the lightsusssuss outtake intake on boardtumble totwigunderstandunravelwork outwrap one's mind round