The phrase "comprehend the idea" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to understand or grasp the concept or thought being presented. Example: The teacher asked the students to read the passage and comprehend the main idea before discussing it in class.
Whoever finds it hard to comprehend the idea of Bowie as a conservative has spent too much time inside that cocoon we call "authenticity".
But even two weeks after the body of Ms. Nichols was found, it was hard, on this street, to comprehend the idea that along with his tools and his trash, James Nichols had been hoarding his wife the whole time.
"It is a mistaken opinion that prevails in some quarters that the slave does not understand the term — does not comprehend the idea of freedom," Northup writes, in describing the aftermath of the violence.
It might then be that a dolphin's brain cannot easily comprehend the idea of an object not being either visually or echoically accessible.
Why can't they comprehend the idea of civil discussion and intellectual criticism about this topic in particular?
It may well be more difficult for Israelis to comprehend the idea of Palestinian non-violence than for Palestinians to do so.
She has read a summary of the assigned article online and comprehends the ideas, but the dense written English of Great Britain from two-plus centuries past is a puzzle to her.
2. Formulation of the research question: from comprehending the ideas of others toward finding the niche.
The Portuguese health policy ideology expressed in the reforms of 1970's also comprehended the ideas of Alma-Ata Declaration.
A second gap students need to bridge is that of comprehending the ideas of others toward finding a promising niche in cell biology research and formulating their creative research ideas in a convincing way using solid argumentation.
It would be sufficient for lower level readers to comprehend the overall idea of picture books and nursery rhymes.
