Both Uses of
comprehend
in
Metamorphosis
- But now that I see your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish whatsoever to intercede on your behalf.
Part 1 *incomprehensible = not understandablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incomprehensible means not and reverses the meaning of comprehensible. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- In her alarm, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay anywhere near Gregor.†
Part 3
Definition:
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(comprehend) to understand something -- especially to understand it completely