comprendendo
Comprendendo is the present participle (gerund) of the Portuguese verb compreender, meaning to understand or to comprehend. It translates to “understanding” or “comprehending” in English and is used to express ongoing action or state, as in “Estou compreendendo” (I am understanding).
Etymology: Comprender comes from Latin comprehendere, meaning “to seize together,” formed by the prefix com- and
Usage: In Brazilian Portuguese, the gerund is commonly used to form progressive tenses: “Ele está compreendendo
Other senses: The verb compreender also has the sense of “to include” or “to comprise” (as in
Related terms: compreensão (noun), compreensível (adjective meaning understandable), incompreensível (incomprehensible). The verb is cognate with Spanish
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