How to pronounce "comprehends" in English
ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛndz
kom·prih·HENDZ
Primary stress: HENDZ
Hear native speakers say comprehends in context across real video clips
and make them available for the public. There's just an enormous span or arc that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything important about post-war American history that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “comprehends”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
kom
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
prih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
HENDZ
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("HENDZ"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "comprehends" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "comprehends is" sounds like "comprehends-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "comprehends" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“There's just an enormous span or arc that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything important about post-war American history”— StanfordWatch clip
“That which the mind cannot comprehend due to which the mind comprehends looks confusing.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So even the Broca's aphasic has trouble producing language, he's producing some, and he comprehends it pretty well.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“comprehends the system they built no individual or well would they even see individual humans that's the interest”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“the mind pattern that the machine will respond to before the machine truly comprehends our thoughts so the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “comprehends”
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There's just an enormous span or arc that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything important about post-war American history
Hear it in context: “comprehends”
14 clipsThe English word “comprehends” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛndz (phonetic respelling: kom-prih-HENDZ). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (kom · prih · HENDZ), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (HENDZ). Grammatically, “comprehends” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 14 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “comprehends” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford, TEDx Talks, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @2:28
“and make them available for the public. There's just an enormous span or arc that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything important about post-war American history that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @9:17
“university can do a good job. That which the mind cannot comprehend due to which the mind comprehends looks confusing. That which the mind cannot due to which the mind comprehends looks”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @39:26
“like they lost all of language at all. So even the Broca's aphasic has trouble producing language, he's producing some, and he comprehends it pretty well. language, he's producing some, and he”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @21:41
“civilization, as it exists at present, must be difficult. Our civilization comprehends great variety and complexity, and this variety and complexity, Our civilization comprehends great variety and”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @41:42
“the human and thought this is really interesting no human on this planet comprehends the system they built no individual or well would they even see individual humans that's the interest see individual humans that's the interest”
Definition & Meaning: “comprehends”
- To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
- To include, comprise; to contain.
Example Sentences (3)
- “I just can't comprehend how someone could be a butcher and vegetarian at the same time.”
- “And lothly mouth, unmeete a mouth to bee, / That nought but gall and venim comprehended […].”
- “There's just an enormous span or arc that comprehends, in my judgment, almost everything important about post-war American history”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “comprehends”
- Pronunciation:
- kom-prih-HENDZ
- Syllables:
- kom · prih · HENDZ
- Written Hyphenation:
- com · pre · hends
- Primary stress:
- HENDZ
- IPA:
- ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛndz
- Hear it in context
- comprehends
Synonyms: “comprehends”
Hear words related in meaning to “comprehends” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “comprehends”
-ɛndzWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"comprehends" (⁄ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛndz⁄) has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "comprehends" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about comprehends
How do you pronounce “comprehends”?
“comprehends” is pronounced ⁄ˌkɒm.prɪˈhɛndz⁄ (kom-prih-HENDZ). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “comprehends”?
“comprehends” has 3 syllables: kom · prih · HENDZ.
Where is the stress in “comprehends”?
The primary stress in “comprehends” is on “HENDZ”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “comprehends” mean?
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
How can I hear “comprehends” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “comprehends”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).