COMPREHENSIBLE


Meaning of COMPREHENSIBLE in English

/ ˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ adjective

comprehensible (to sb) ( formal ) that can be understood by sb :

easily / readily comprehensible to the average reader

OPP incomprehensible

►  com·pre·hen·sib·il·ity / ˌkɒmprɪˌhensəˈbɪləti; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French compréhensible or Latin comprehensibilis , from comprehens- seized, comprised, from the verb comprehendere , from com- together + prehendere grasp.

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