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il comprit

understood

→ comprendre
com together; with + prit he/she past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #44,290
understood Past historic (passé simple), third-person singular; mainly used in literature and formal writing.
FR: Il comprit enfin pourquoi elle était partie.
EN: He finally understood why she had left.
Conjugation of comprendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First compris —
Second compris —
Third comprit —

Tom comprit qu'il était inutile d'argumenter.

Tom realized there was no point arguing.

Elle comprit qu'il n'y avait qu'une façon de retrouver sa dignité.

She understood that there was only one way to regain her dignity.

— L'Accusé (2017)

On comprit alors que c'était un piège.

It was then understood that it was a trap.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Personne ne comprit.

Nobody understood.