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comprehension Definition

com·pre·hen·sion (-hens̸hen)

noun

  1. the fact of including or comprising; inclusiveness
    1. the act of grasping with the mind
    2. understanding or knowledge that results from this
  2. the capacity for understanding ideas, facts, etc.

Etymology: ME comprehensioun < L comprehensio < comprehensus, pp. of comprehendere: see comprehend

comprehension Synonyms

comprehension

n.

  1. Capacity to understand

    understanding, perception, cognizance, grasp; see awareness, judgment 1, knowledge 1.

  2. An including

    incorporation, circumscription, embodiment; see inclusion.

comprehension Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • defy: Part 1 Geological evidence points to an cataclysmic event that almost defies comprehension.
  • listen: In the oral test, both speaking and listening comprehension will be assessed.
  • surpass: And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
  • read: Is a dubious increase in reading comprehension worth rubbing the nation's primary school teachers the wrong way?
  • facilitate: If the language is not English we strongly recommend the use of slides in English to facilitate comprehension.
  • demonstrate: Once the sentence has been created, the children can then copy it and draw a picture to demonstrate comprehension.

Adjective modifier

  • verbal: Their mean score on a standardized test of verbal comprehension put them at the 10th percentile ( i.e.
  • thorough: This is a book for anyone who genuinely wishes to gain a thorough comprehension of Advaita.
  • oral: Oral component Reading comprehension is integrated in the oral where an unseen passage is used to provide material for reading aloud and discussion.
  • mechanical: You will fill in a questionnaire and be given a test covering reasoning, English language, numeracy and mechanical comprehension.

Modifies a noun

  • axiom: The most general comprehension axiom of Z is the axiom of Separation.
  • exercise: English Your son will be given a comprehension exercise, followed by story writing.
  • difficulty: Provision of these can enable students with language and comprehension difficulties to devote more attention to listening.
  • question: For the comprehension question I went back to ask him what the dog ate.
  • skill: These teachers focused on the comprehension skills needed by students to function in today's society.

Noun used with modifier

  • listening: There was only one listening comprehension test in the second semester.
  • reading: The High Noon Reading Comprehension program gives your students the extra comprehension skill practice they need to achieve mastery in reading.
  • sentence: Parallel Structure: A source of facilitation in sentence comprehension.
  • language: The origins of grammar: evidence from early language comprehension.
  • poetry: It covers all of the text level fiction and poetry reading comprehension objectives of the National Literacy Strategy for year four.