Comprehensible Meaning
/kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be comprehended.
Sentence Examples
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
A dictionary makes words comprehensible.
Legal terminology is not comprehensible to most laypeople.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's explanation was clear and ____ to all the beginners.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher explained the complex math in a highly ____ way.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin comprehendō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin comprehēnsibilisbor. English comprehensible Borrowed from Latin comprehēnsibilis.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The professor's explanation was clear and ____ to all the beginners.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teacher explained the complex math in a highly ____ way.