comprehension en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌkɔmpɹɪˈhenʃn̩/ (Australia)
- /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A thorough understanding.
Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
What appeal to him are the broad visions, the specious comprehension of the social order as a whole which a planned system promises.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 428:
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comprehensions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
miscomprehension · listening comprehension · incomprehension · intercomprehension · reading comprehension · noncomprehension · uncomprehension
Relateds
comprehend · comprehensibility · comprehensible · comprehensiveness · comprehensive
Synonyms
Translations (93)
tl katalusan (thorough understanding) · grc κατάληψις (thorough understanding) · hi फ़हम (thorough understanding) · nl begrip (thorough understanding) · hi समझ (thorough understanding) · ky түшүнүү (thorough understanding) · be разуме́нне (thorough understanding) · sh razumevanje (thorough understanding) · ca comprensió (thorough understanding) · az anlayış (thorough understanding) · yi פֿאַרשטאַנד (thorough understanding) · ru осмысле́ние (thorough understanding) · sv förståelse (thorough understanding) · ru понима́ние (thorough understanding) · cmn 了解 (thorough understanding) · ur سَمَجھ (thorough understanding) · be разуме́ньне (thorough understanding) · eo kompreno (thorough understanding) · uz tushunish (thorough understanding) · de Verständnis (thorough understanding) · uk зрозумі́ння (thorough understanding) · ja 理解 (thorough understanding) · ur فَہْم (thorough understanding) · tl talos (thorough understanding) · tg фаҳм (thorough understanding) · th ความเข้าใจ (thorough understanding) · ug چۈشىنىش (thorough understanding) · fi ymmärrys (thorough understanding) · ar فَهْم (thorough understanding) · ko 요해 (thorough understanding) · el κατανόηση (thorough understanding) · lv izpratne (thorough understanding) · yi פֿאַרשטיין (thorough understanding) · he הֲבָנָה (thorough understanding) · vi sự hiểu (thorough understanding) · ru поня́тие (thorough understanding) · tr anlayış (thorough understanding) · kk түсіну (thorough understanding) · es comprehensión (thorough understanding) · mi aroā (thorough understanding) · ko 이해 (thorough understanding) · pt compreensão (thorough understanding) · fi käsityskyky (thorough understanding) · nl verstandigheid (thorough understanding) · fa-ira فَهْم (thorough understanding) · sh разумевање (thorough understanding) · fr entendement (thorough understanding) · bg споразуме́ние (thorough understanding) · nb begripelse (thorough understanding) · fa-ira دَرْک (thorough understanding) · ja 了解 (thorough understanding) · bg схва́щане (thorough understanding) · cs chápání (thorough understanding) · cs pochopení (thorough understanding) · pl pojmowanie (thorough understanding) · uz fahm (thorough understanding) · mk сфаќање (thorough understanding) · bg разби́ране (thorough understanding) · sl razumevanje (thorough understanding) · sk pochopenie (thorough understanding) · da forståelse (thorough understanding) · et mõistmine (thorough understanding) · ko 리해 (thorough understanding) · mk разбирање (thorough understanding) · cmn 理解 (thorough understanding) · de Verstehen (thorough understanding) · ro comprehensiune (thorough understanding) · tg дарк (thorough understanding) · sq kuptim (thorough understanding) · cs porozumění (thorough understanding) · lt supratimas (thorough understanding) · uk розумі́ння (thorough understanding) · ne बोध (thorough understanding) · hi फहम (thorough understanding) · ko 료해 (thorough understanding) · ru разуме́ние (thorough understanding) · pl zrozumienie (thorough understanding) · cmn 瞭解 /了解 (thorough understanding) · fr compréhension (thorough understanding) · es entendimiento (thorough understanding) · gl comprensión (thorough understanding) · az fəhm (thorough understanding) · hnn alam (thorough understanding) · is skilningur (thorough understanding) · io kompreno (thorough understanding) · tr fehim (thorough understanding) · it comprensione (thorough understanding) · nb forståelse (thorough understanding) · es comprensión (thorough understanding) · hy հասկացողություն (thorough understanding) · ka გაგება (thorough understanding) · sk porozumenie (thorough understanding) · mi aroātanga (thorough understanding)