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com·pre·hen·sion  (kmpr-hnshn)
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.
3. Logic The sum of meanings and corresponding implications inherent in a term.

[Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin comprehnsi, comprehnsin-, from comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən]
n
1. the act or capacity of understanding
2. the state of including or comprising something; comprehensiveness
3. (Social Science / 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. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic obsolete the attributes implied by a given concept or term; connotation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"

comprehension
Translations
comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃən]
A. N
1. (= understanding) → comprensión f
it is beyond comprehensiones incomprensible
2. (Scol) (= exercise) → prueba f de comprensión
B. CPD comprehension test Ntest m de comprensión

comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən] n
(= understanding) → compréhension f
to be beyond comprehension → dépasser la compréhension, dépasser l'entendement

comprehension
n
(= understanding)Verständnis nt; (= ability to understand)Begriffsvermögen nt; that is beyond my comprehensiondas übersteigt mein Begriffsvermögen; (behaviour)das ist mir unbegreiflich
(= inclusion)Aufnahme f
(= school exercise)Fragen plzum Textverständnis

comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃn] n (understanding) → comprensione f (Scol) → esercizio di comprensione
comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃn] n (understanding) → comprensione f (Scol) → esercizio di comprensione

comprehension إدراك porozumění forståelse Begriffsvermögen κατανόηση comprensión ymmärtäminen compréhension shvaćanje comprensione 理解 이해 begrip oppfatning zrozumienie compreensão понимание förståelse ความเข้าใจ anlama sự hiểu 理解


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