comprehensible

comprehensible

capable of being understood; intelligible: a comprehensible explanation of a scientific study

Not to be confused with:

comprehensive – of large scope; inclusive; having an extended mental range or grasp: a comprehensive study of the situation

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com·pre·hen·si·ble

 (kŏm′prĭ-hĕn′sə-bəl)

adj.

Readily comprehended or understood; intelligible.

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[Latin comprehēnsibilis, from comprehēnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

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com′pre·hen′si·bil′i·ty n.

com′pre·hen′si·bly adv.

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comprehensible

(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl)

adj

capable of being comprehended

ˌcompreˌhensiˈbility, ˌcompreˈhensibleness n

ˌcompreˈhensibly adv

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com•pre•hen•si•ble

(ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl)

adj.

capable of being comprehended; intelligible.

[1520–30; < Latin]

com`pre•hen`si•bil′i•ty, com`pre•hen′si•ble•ness, n.

com`pre•hen′si•bly, adv.

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comprehensible

– comprehensive

1. 'comprehensible'

If something is comprehensible, you can understand it.

The object is to make our research readable and comprehensible.

...language comprehensible only to the legal mind.

2. 'comprehensive'

If something is comprehensive, it is complete and includes everything that is important.

...a comprehensive list of all the items in stock.

Linda received comprehensive training after joining the firm.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

comprehensible - capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind" comprehendible clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior" intelligible - well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation" uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

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comprehensible

adjective understandable, clear, plain, explicit, coherent, user-friendly, intelligible, graspable He spoke abruptly, in barely comprehensible Arabic.

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comprehensible

adjective

Capable of being readily understood:

fathomable, intelligible, knowable, understandable.

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Translations

قابِل للفَهْم

pochopitelnýsrozumitelný

forståelig

begreiflichnachvollziehbar

compréhensible

skiljanlegur

comprensibile

begripeligforståelig

anlaşılabilir

能理解的

comprehensible

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl] ADJ → comprensible

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comprehensible

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪb^əl] adj (= understandable) → compréhensible

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comprehensible

adj → verständlich; the graffiti is not comprehensible → das Graffito ist nicht verständlich or zu verstehen

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comprehensible

[ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbl] adj → comprensibile

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comprehend

(kompriˈhend) verb

1. to understand. begryp, verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам compreender chápat begreifen forstå; fatte κατανοώcomprender mõistma فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti saprast memahami bevattenbegripe, forstå, fatterozumieć 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 περιλαμβάνωcomprender 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 bevattenomfatte, innbefattezawierać 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 κατανοητόςcomprensible mõistetav قابل درک ymmärrettävä compréhensibleמובן समझने के योग्य razumljiv, shvatljiv érthető dapat dipahami skiljanlegur comprensibile 理解できる 이해할 수 있는 suprantamas saprotams; aptverams kefahaman begrijpelijkbegripelig, forståeligzrozumiały 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 κατανόησηcomprensión mõistmine درک؛ فهم ymmärrys compréhensionהבנה समझ shvaćanje megértés pemahaman skilningur comprensione 理解 이해력 supratimas, sugebėjimas suprasti saprašana; aptveršana; ietveršana pemahaman begripfatteevne, 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 περιεκτικόςcompleto, extenso laiaulatuslik جامع؛ فراگیر perusteellinen vaste; completמקיף विस्तृत opsežan, obuhvatan átfogó, széles körű mencakup banyak hal yfirgripsmikill ampio, vasto 包括的な 포괄적인 visapusiškas vispusīgs; plašs merangkumi banyak hal veelomvattendomfattende, allsidigwszechstronny 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 uitgebreidomfattende, 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 περιεκτικότηταamplitud 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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