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comprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inclusion |
| Type of | involvement |
| Derivation | comprehend |
comprehension::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding |
| Derivation | comprehend |
how you can do that is beyond my comprehension.
he was famous for his comprehension of American literature.
Examples of comprehension
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Reading comprehension has improved as they have become more fluent and it's fun.
From the desmoinesregister.com
I had no comprehension of the fact that I was writing flowery, romantic sonnets.
From the theatlantic.com
If he's lying, he'll be guilty of an act so despicable as to defy comprehension.
From the chron.com
Slingerland nodded her comprehension, her hands locked together behind her back.
From the timesunion.com
Although you feel for Eddie's lack of full comprehension, you root for Rodolpho.
From the washingtonpost.com
How these other ideas even came to be put down on paper is beyond comprehension.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Like time itself, the universe of high-end watches is vast beyond comprehension.
From the ocregister.com
He instilled in her a comprehension that if properly used, the voice would last.
From the washingtonpost.com
Dissociating speech perception and comprehension at reduced levels of awareness.
From the nature.com
- 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"
- Inclusion: the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
- (comprehend) perceive: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
- (comprehend) embrace: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
- (comprehended) appreciated: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
- (comprehensive) including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
- In logic, the comprehension of an object is 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. ...
- (comprehend) to cover, include, or contain; to understand or grasp fully and thoroughly
- (comprehended) Understood; Included; comprised; contained
