comprehension
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comprehension
- /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ UK
- /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ US
- /ˌkɔmpɹɪˈhenʃn̩/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).
noun comprehensions
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A thorough understanding.
Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
Similar: appreciation
- 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.
- A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
- The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
- Reading comprehension.
Similar: understanding
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inclusion, comprising, understood, understandability, understand, understanding, intelligibility, knowledge, awareness, insight, appreciation, belief, reading, sympathy, forbearance, domain
noun
Similar: understanding
Translations
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noun thorough understanding
| Español | comprensión, entendimiento, comprehensión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이해 ihae, 요해 yohae |
| 日本語 | 理解 rikai, 了解 ryōkai |
| 中文 | 理解 lǐjiě, 瞭解 /了解 liǎojiě |
| हिन्दी | समझ samajh, फ़हम faham, फहम phaham |
| Português | compreensão |
| Français | compréhension, entendement |
| Deutsch | Verständnis, Verstehen |
| Italiano | comprensione |
| Ελληνικά | κατανόηση katanóisi |
| Română | comprehensiune |
| Русский | понима́ние ponimánije, поня́тие ponjátije, осмысле́ние osmyslénije, разуме́ние razuménije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự hiểu |
| العربية | فَهْم fahm |
| עברית | הֲבָנָה havaná |
Talk about this word "comprehension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comprehension. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comprehension. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comprehension "comprehension." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comprehension.Cite this
@misc{comprehension_2026,
title = {comprehension},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comprehension},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
