comprehensible
pronunciation
How to pronounce comprehensible in British English:
UK [ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl]
How to pronounce comprehensible in American English:
US [ˌkɑmprɪˈhensəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being comprehended or understood
Word Origin
- comprehensible (adj.)
- 1520s, "able to be contained," from Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehensus, past participle of comphrehendere (see comprehend). Meaning "able to be understood" is from c. 1600. Related: Comprehensibly; comprehensibility.
Antonym
Example
- 1. It is comprehensible to ordinary minds .
- 2. How can native speakers of english make themselves more comprehensible and more likeable ?
- 3. Einstein mused , " the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility , " and " the fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle . "
- 4. Whereas mr clinton tried to couch his bid for renewed federal activism around a theme of personal responsibility , mr obama 's instinct has been to resist defining his philosophy in any comprehensible way at all .
- 5. The pattern of relationships provides a set of stable and comprehensible expectations as to what the other members of the group are doing and how other members are likely react to what is said and done .