comprehension

noun (comprehension; a comprehension, comprehensions — school exercise)

«comprehension» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Comprehension is understanding: being able to know what something means. tree →
(school) A comprehension is a reading exercise where you read a text and answer questions about it. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons, reading comprehension tests check whether you understood a passage, can find facts, and can infer (read between the lines). In everyday life, something beyond comprehension is too strange or huge to understand. Listening comprehension is used in language lessons.

Examples

We did a comprehension about a lighthouse keeper. tree →
Read the passage, then answer the comprehension questions. tree →
Her comprehension of maths improved a lot. tree →
The size of the universe is beyond comprehension. tree →
Listening comprehension is part of the French test. tree →
Good comprehension means reading carefully. tree →
It is a matter of state policy, and therefore quite beyond thy weak comprehension. tree →

Note

Uncountable for understanding; countable for the school exercise. Verb: comprehend (formal for understand). Related: comprehensible (can be understood). A comprehensive school (UK) is a different meaning: a school for all.

In Jewish tradition

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «comprehension» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «comprehension» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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