comprehension
A thorough understandingA thorough understanding.
» Why Tom did that is beyond my comprehension.
Чому Том зробив це — поза моїм розумінням.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A thorough understanding.
Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
Verständnis, Verstehen
понима́ниеponimánije, поня́тиеponjátije, осмысле́ниеosmyslénije
розумі́нняrozumínnja, зрозумі́нняzrozumínnja
(countable, uncountable)The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
(countable, uncountable)A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
(countable, uncountable)The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
(countable, uncountable)Reading comprehension.
- an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
- the relation of comprising something
Examples
40 sentencesWhy Tom did that is beyond my comprehension.
Чому Том зробив це — поза моїм розумінням.
Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
deJedem Kapitel des Lehrbuchs folgen etwa ein Dutzend Verständnisfragen.
It's beyond my comprehension.
ruЭто за гранью моего понимания.
deEs übersteigt meine Auffassungsgabe.
It's beyond all comprehension.
ruЭто выше всяческого понимания.
My comprehension of complex subjects like these is limited.
Моє розуміння складних питань на зразок цього обмежене.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), frBorrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).
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Forms
plural: comprehensions| Singular | comprehension |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the relation of comprising something:inclusion
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable