comprehension

CEFRC1

/ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/

noun

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In plain English

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noun
The ability to understand something.
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noun
Extra detail
A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.

Examples

Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
Why he did it is beyond my comprehension.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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 thorough understanding.
The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.

In context

Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
What appeal to him are the broad visions, the specious comprehension of the social order as a whole which a planned system promises.

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehēnsiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).