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com·pre·hen·sion
(kŏm′prĭ-hĕn′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding.
b. The knowledge that is acquired in this way.
2. Capacity to include; comprehensiveness.
3. Logic The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.
[Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin comprehēnsiō, comprehēnsiōn-, from comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]
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comprehension
(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən)n
1. the act or capacity of understanding
2. the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness
3. (Education) education an exercise consisting of a previously unseen passage of text with related questions, designed to test a student's understanding esp of a foreign language
4. (Logic) logic obsolete the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation
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com•pre•hen•sion
(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən)n.
1. the act or process of comprehending.
2. the state of being comprehended.
3. capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas.
4. perception or understanding: mature comprehension of a difficult subject.
5. inclusion.
6. comprehensiveness.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin comprehēnsiō=comprehēnd(ere) to comprehend + -tiō -tion]
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comprehension
– understanding1. 'comprehension'
Both comprehension and understanding can be used to talk about someone's ability to understand something.
He noted Bond's apparent lack of comprehension.
The problems of solar navigation seem beyond comprehension.
A very narrow subject would have become too highly technical for general understanding.
2. 'understanding'
If you have an understanding of something, you have some knowledge of it, or you know how it works or what it means.
The past decade has seen huge advances in our general understanding of how the ear works.
The job requires an understanding of Spanish.
You cannot use comprehension with this meaning.
Understanding has another meaning. If there is understanding between people, they are friendly towards each other and trust each other.
What we need is greater understanding between management and workers.
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Noun 1. comprehension - an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
incomprehension - an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences"
2. comprehension - the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
involvement - a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
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comprehension
noun understanding, grasp, conception, realization, sense, knowledge, intelligence, judgment, perception, discernment The situation was utterly beyond her comprehension.
understanding misunderstanding, incomprehension, misapprehension, unawareness
understanding misunderstanding, incomprehension, misapprehension, unawareness
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comprehension
nounIntellectual hold:
Informal: savvy.
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Translations
إِدْراك فَهْم
porozumění
forståelse
Verständnis Begriffsvermögen Sprachverstehen
ymmärtäminen
shvaćanje
skilningur
理解
이해
razumevanje
förståelse
ความเข้าใจ
anlama kavrama
sự hiểu
comprehension
[ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃən]A. N
2. (Scol) (= exercise) → prueba f de comprensión
B. CPD comprehension test N → test m de comprensión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
comprehension
[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən] n (= understanding) → compréhension f
to be beyond comprehension → dépasser la compréhension, dépasser l'entendement
to be beyond comprehension → dépasser la compréhension, dépasser l'entendement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
comprehension
n
(= understanding) → Verständnis nt; (= ability to understand) → Begriffsvermögen nt; that is beyond my comprehension → das übersteigt mein Begriffsvermögen ; (behaviour) → das ist mir unbegreiflich
(= inclusion) → Aufnahme f
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comprehension
[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃ/ən] n (understanding) → comprensione f (Scol) → esercizio di comprensioneCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
comprehend
(kompriˈhend) verb1. to understand. begryp, verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам compreender chápat begreifen forstå; fatte κατανοώ comprender mõistma فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti saprast memahami bevatten begripe, forstå, fatte rozumieć پوهېدل، شاملول ورك كول compreender a înţelege понимать rozumieť razumeti razumeti fatta, begripa ทําให้เข้าใจ anlamak 瞭解,領悟 розуміти; збагнути سمجھنا hiểu 了解,领悟
2. to include. insluit; bevat, inbegryp, omvat يَشْمَل обхващам incluir obsahovat, zahrnovat einschließen omfatte περιλαμβάνω comprender endasse haarama, sisaldama شامل بودن sisältää comprendre לִכלוֹל समावेश करना obuhvatiti, uključivati magába(n) foglal mencakup fela í sér comprendere 包含する 내포하다 apimti, aprėpti aptvert; ietvert merangkumi bevatten omfatte, innbefatte zawierać شململ incluir a cuprinde содержать в себе zahrnúť vključevati obuhvatati inbegripa, omfatta รวมถึง içermek, kapsamak 包含 охоплювати, включати شامل کرنا bao gồm 包含
ˌcompreˈhensible adjective capable of being understood. begryplik, bevatlik, verstaanbaar قابِل للفَهْم понятен compreensível srozumitelný, pochopitelný begreiflich forståelig κατανοητός comprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensible מובן समझने के योग्य razumljiv, shvatljiv érthető dapat dipahami skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas saprotams; aptverams kefahaman begrijpelijk begripelig, forståelig zrozumiały د پوهيدلو وړ compreensível comprehensibil, inteligibil понятный zrozumiteľný razumljiv razumljiv begriplig ที่เข้าใจได้ anlaşılabilir 可被理解的 зрозумілий; збагненний قابلِ تفہیم dễ hiểu 能理解的
ˌcompreˈhension (-ʃən) noun the act or power of understanding. After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension. begrip; omvang فَهْم разбиране compreensão porozumění das Verständnis forståelse κατανόηση comprensión mõistmine درک؛ فهم ymmärrys compréhension הבנה समझ shvaćanje megértés pemahaman skilningur comprensione 理解 이해력 supratimas, sugebėjimas suprasti saprašana; aptveršana; ietveršana pemahaman begrip fatteevne, forstand rozumienie ورک کول compreensão comprehensiune, (capacitate de) înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje razumevanje fattningsförmåga ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 理解力 розуміння ادراک ، فہم đọc hiểu 理解力
ˈcompreˈhensive (-siv) adjective including many things. The school curriculum is very comprehensive. omvattend, alomvattend, volledig, uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk; begripsagtig, verstandsagtig شامِل обширен completo obsáhlý, vyčerpávající umfassend omfattende περιεκτικός completo, extenso laiaulatuslik جامع؛ فراگیر perusteellinen vaste; complet מקיף विस्तृत opsežan, obuhvatan átfogó, széles körű mencakup banyak hal yfirgripsmikill ampio, vasto 包括的な 포괄적인 visapusiškas vispusīgs; plašs merangkumi banyak hal veelomvattend omfattende, allsidig wszechstronny جامع completo cuprinzător; complet обширный podrobný obsežen, izčrpen sveobuhvatan omfattande, innehållsrik, mångsidig ที่ครอบคลุม kapsamlı, etraflı 綜合的,廣泛的 всеосяжний; вичерпний جامع bao hàm toàn diện 综合的,广泛的
ˌcompreˈhensively adverb uitgebreid, uitvoerig, omvangryk بِصورَةٍ شامِلَه подробно completamente úplně umfassend storstilet περιεκτικά exhaustivamente kõikehõlmavalt بطور جامع perusteellisesti très largement בְּאוֹפֵן מַקִיף समग्रतापूर्वक opsežan, razumljiv átfogóan luas að langmestu leyti ampiamente 包括的に 포괄적으로 visapusiškai vispusīgi; plaši dengan lengkap uitgebreid omfattende, allsidig wszechstronnie په جامع توګه completamente cuprinzător обширно podrobne obširno sveobuhvatno omfattande, innehållsrikt, mångsidigt อย่างครอบคลุม kapsamlı olarak, etraflıca 綜合地,廣泛地 всеосяжно; всебічно جامع طور پر một cách toàn diện 综合地,广泛地
ˌcompreˈhensiveness noun veelomvattendheid, uitgebreidheid, uitvoerigheid, volledigheid, katolisisme شُمولِيَّه изчерпателност inclusividade chápavost; obsáhlost der Umfang storstilethed περιεκτικότητα amplitud kõikehõlmavus جامع بودن؛ فراگیری perusteellisuus étendue כּוֹלֵלוּת समग्रता opsežnost (vmnek) átfogó jellege (v. széleskörűsége) pengertian það að vera yfirgripsmikill capacità di comprendere 総合性 포괄성 visapusiškumas vispusīgums betapa lengkapnya uitgebreidheid det å være omfattende/allsidig wszechstronność, szeroki zakres جامع inclusividade întindere обширность obsiahlosť obširnost sveobuhvatnost mångsidighet ความครอบคลุม kapsamlılık 綜合性,廣泛性 всеосяжність; всебічність جامعیت tính chất toàn diện 综合,广泛
comprehensive school one that provides education for children of all abilities. inbegrepe skool, omvattende skool مَدْرَسَه شامِلَه средно училище escola secundária všeobecná střední škola die Gesamtschule enheds-; udelt πολυκλαδικό σχολείο instituto de enseñanza secundaria ühtluskool دبیرستانی برای افرادی با سطح های مختلف peruskoulu collège d'enseignement général בֵּית סֶפֶר מַקִיף बहुपाठ्क्रम विद्यालय opća srednja škola általános középiskola sekolah komprehensif fjölbrautaskóli scuola superiore unificata 総合中等学校 종합 중등 학교 bendrojo lavinimo mokykla vispārizglītojošā skola sekolah komprehensif middenschool ungdomsskole og videregående skole med flere studieretninger (typ szkoły ogólnokształcącej w Wielkiej Brytanii) ښونځی ته د توله افراد څخه escola secundária şcoală generală; liceu единая средняя школа stredná škola so všeobecným vzdelaním (splošna) srednja šola škola opšteg smera enhetsskola på grundskole- och gymnasienivå โรงเรียนสําหรับเด็กที่มีความสามารถทุกระดับ genel öğretim okulu 綜合學校 єдина середня школа جامع اسکول trường phổ thông hỗn hợp 综合学校
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comprehension
→ إِدْراك porozumění forståelse Begriffsvermögen κατανόηση comprensión ymmärtäminen compréhension shvaćanje comprensione 理解 이해 begrip oppfatning zrozumienie compreensão понимание förståelse ความเข้าใจ anlama sự hiểu 理解Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
com·pre·hen·sion
n. comprensión.
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