Comprehension — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

the relation of comprising something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌltʃɚɹˌiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈəʊpiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈəʊpiən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈʌltʃɚɹˌiːn/.

Examples

how you can do that is beyond my comprehension
he was famous for his comprehension of American literature
he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inclusion

Antonyms

incomprehension

Parts of Speech

noun	an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) “how you can do that is beyond my comprehension”
noun	the relation of comprising something “he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work”

Word Forms

comprehend

verb

to become aware of through the senses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verständnis

die Fähigkeit, die Bedeutung oder Wichtigkeit von etwas (oder das dadurch erworbene Wissen) zu verstehen

🇫🇷French

compréhension

une capacité à comprendre le sens ou l'importance de quelque chose (ou les connaissances acquises en conséquence)

🇪🇸Spanish

comprensión

la capacidad de comprender el significado o la importancia de algo (o el conocimiento adquirido como resultado)

🇮🇹Italian

comprensione

la capacità di comprendere il significato o l'importanza di qualcosa (o la conoscenza acquisita di conseguenza)

🇳🇱Dutch

begrip

een vermogen om de betekenis of het belang van iets te begrijpen (of de daardoor verworven kennis)

🇵🇹Portuguese

compreensão

a capacidade de compreender o significado ou a importância de algo (ou o conhecimento adquirido como resultado)

🇷🇺Russian

понимание

способность понимать значение или важность чего-либо (или знания, полученные в результате)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझ

किसी चीज़ के अर्थ या महत्व को समझने की क्षमता (या परिणामस्वरूप प्राप्त ज्ञान)

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুধাবন

কিছুর অর্থ বা গুরুত্ব বোঝার ক্ষমতা (বা ফলস্বরূপ অর্জিত জ্ঞান)

🇮🇳Tamil

புரிதல்

எதையாவது பொருள் அல்லது முக்கியத்துவத்தை புரிந்து கொள்ளும் திறன் (அல்லது அதன் விளைவாக பெறப்பட்ட அறிவு)

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రహణశక్తి

ఏదైనా అర్థం లేదా ప్రాముఖ్యతను అర్థం చేసుకోగల సామర్థ్యం (లేదా ఫలితంగా పొందిన జ్ఞానం)

🇮🇳Marathi

आकलन

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा अर्थ किंवा महत्त्व समजून घेण्याची क्षमता (किंवा परिणामी मिळवलेले ज्ञान)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજ

કોઈ વસ્તુનો અર્થ અથવા મહત્વ સમજવાની ક્ષમતા (અથવા પરિણામે પ્રાપ્ત થયેલ જ્ઞાન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಅರ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ (ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ಜ್ಞಾನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധാരണ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അർത്ഥമോ പ്രാധാന്യമോ മനസ്സിലാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ് (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി നേടിയ അറിവ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ ਜਾਂ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਣ ਦੀ ਯੋਗਤਾ (ਜਾਂ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਹਾਸਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

فہم

کسی چیز کے معنی یا اہمیت کو سمجھنے کی صلاحیت (یا اس کے نتیجے میں حاصل کردہ علم)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

理解

理解某事物的意义或重要性（或由此获得的知识）的能力

🇯🇵Japanese

理解

何かの意味や重要性（またはその結果得られる知識）を理解する能力

🇰🇷Korean

이해력

어떤 것의 의미나 중요성(또는 그 결과로 얻은 지식)을 이해하는 능력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hiểu biết

khả năng hiểu ý nghĩa hoặc tầm quan trọng của một cái gì đó (hoặc kết quả là kiến thức thu được)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเข้าใจ

ความสามารถในการเข้าใจความหมายหรือความสำคัญของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (หรือความรู้ที่ได้รับเป็นผล)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemahaman

kemampuan untuk memahami arti atau pentingnya sesuatu (atau pengetahuan yang diperoleh sebagai hasilnya)

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-unawa

isang kakayahang maunawaan ang kahulugan o kahalagahan ng isang bagay (o ang kaalaman na nakuha bilang resulta)

🇲🇾Malay

kefahaman

keupayaan untuk memahami makna atau kepentingan sesuatu (atau pengetahuan yang diperoleh sebagai hasilnya)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فهم

القدرة على فهم معنى أو أهمية شيء ما (أو المعرفة المكتسبة نتيجة لذلك)

🇮🇷Persian

درک

توانایی درک معنا یا اهمیت چیزی (یا دانش به دست آمده در نتیجه)

🇹🇷Turkish

anlama

bir şeyin (veya bunun sonucunda edinilen bilginin) anlamını veya önemini anlama yeteneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲבָנָה

יכולת להבין את המשמעות או החשיבות של משהו (או את הידע שנרכש כתוצאה מכך)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'comprehension'?

The primary meaning of 'comprehension' is 'an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'comprehension' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'comprehension' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'comprehension' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'comprehension' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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