comprehension
pronunciation
How to pronounce comprehension in British English:
UK [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn]
How to pronounce comprehension in American English:
US [ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn]
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- Noun:
- an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
- the relation of comprising something
Word Origin
- comprehension (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French comprehénsion (15c.), from Latin comprehensionem (nominative comprehensio) "a seizing, laying hold of, arrest," figuratively "perception, comprehension," noun of action from past participle stem of comprehendere (see comprehend). In reading education, from 1921.
Example
- 1. Seeing a person 's lips move helps comprehension of speech .
- 2. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your comprehension as well .
- 3. Even large , sophisticated institutional investors are said to be wary of a foreign beast they have little comprehension of .
- 4. I think their comprehension is very good .
- 5. They have anosognosia for their lack of comprehension of language .