All 11 Uses of
comprehend
in
Catch-22
- 7 McWATT Ordinarily, Yossarian's pilot was McWatt, who, shaving in loud red, clean pajamas outside his tent each morning, was one of the odd, ironic, incomprehensible things surrounding Yossarian.†
Chpt 7 *
- 'I don't know,' the chaplain wailed softly in a quavering voice, squinting with grotesque contortions of anguish and incomprehension.†
Chpt 20
- Major — de Coverley was an ominous, incomprehensible presence who kept him constantly on edge and of whom even Colonel Korn tended to be wary.†
Chpt 21
- Comprehension dawned slowly on Colonel Cathcart; when it came, he was struck dumb.†
Chpt 21
- The chaplain would encourage Nately with nods of comprehension or assent, amused by his candor and immaturity.†
Chpt 25
- The chaplain looked at him in an uncomprehending daze.†
Chpt 25
- Yossarian was puzzled by Doc Daneeka's inability to comprehend.†
Chpt 27
- Colonel Scheisskopf, squinting, moved very close to the map, and for the first time since he entered the room a light of comprehension shed a dim glow over his stolid face.†
Chpt 29
- Yossarian squinted at her uncomprehendingly.†
Chpt 34
- 'Yes, Sergeant,' he said slowly with an uncomprehending frown.†
Chpt 37
- He lost patience entirely with the whole grotesque and incomprehensible melee.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(comprehend) to understand something -- especially to understand it completely