comprehension

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A thorough understanding.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.
3. (countable, uncountable) A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
4. (countable, uncountable) The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
5. (countable, uncountable) Reading comprehension.

Synonyms

understanding

perception

inclusion

grasp

realization

intelligence

conception

insight

knowledge

sense

apprehension

connotation

consent

understand

appreciation

awareness

brains

agreement

notion

grasping

grip

cognizance

comprehend

implication

assent

intelligibility

intension

interpretation

intuition

ken

knack

language understanding

learning

magnanimity

magnitude

mastering

mastery

penetration

percept

ponder

purport

purview

realisation

reason

reasoning

reflection

sagacity

satori

savvy

science

Translations

compréhension

comprensione

Verständnis

comprensión

Verstehen

compreensão

comprensió

entendimiento

Begreifen

entendement

begrip

anlayış

accord

αντίληψη

Einschließen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/

Etymology

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