comprehension

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.

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[Middle English comprehensioun, from Latin comprehnsi, comprehnsin-, from comprehnsus, 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. (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

Thesaurus

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" inclusion 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

Translations

comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃən]

A. N

1. (= understanding) → comprensión f
it is beyond comprehension → es incomprensible

2. (Scol) (= exercise) → prueba f de comprensión

B. CPD comprehension test N → test m de comprensión

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comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃ^ən] n

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

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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

(= school exercise) → Fragen pl → zum Textverständnis

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comprehension [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃ/ən] n (understanding) → comprensione f (Scol) → esercizio di comprensione

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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