Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”, “the ambit of municipal legislation”, “within the compass of this article”, “within the scope of an investigation”, “outside the reach of the law”, “in the political orbit of a world power”
Verbs
(v)grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendget the meaning of something“Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”