COMPREHENSION


Meaning of COMPREHENSION in English

/ ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ noun

1.

[ U ] the ability to understand :

speech and comprehension

His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand) .

She had no comprehension of what was involved.

2.

[ U , C ] an exercise that trains students to understand a language :

listening comprehension

a reading comprehension

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from French compréhension or Latin comprehensio(n-) , from the verb comprehendere seize, comprise, from com- together + prehendere grasp.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.