comprehension
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3.0
- noun
- /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnʃən/
:
comprensión
- The teacher assessed the students' comprehension of the story through a series of questions.
- comprehension questions
- reading comprehension
- text comprehension
And it's beyond my comprehension really how they do it.
- And it's beyond my comprehension really how they do it.
- This constitutes comprehension, fully understanding something.
- Or maybe I suck and that's just above my comprehension.
- I mean, it's just beyond my comprehension that we could be in a position that we're in.
- There's no soul behind them, no comprehension of it.
- I just, you know, that's beyond my comprehension.
- So it's because we can't imagine tasks that are outside of our comprehension, right?
- Now notice what he says in a way that is beyond our comprehension.
- When I came to Google, we were trying to pass these paragraph comprehension tests.
- These children did not make any gains in Word recognition, fluency, or comprehension.
- Speed of processing and reading comprehension.
- It's it's basically like reading comprehension, mechanical comprehension, linguistic comprehension.
Examples
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However, that student answered 100% of the comprehension questions correctly on all four assessments.
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The study compared the effects each approach has on students' comprehension and response to a text.
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The data that was taken included results on four sets of comprehension questions.
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It's about connecting comprehension to language production.
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However, less is known about the role of comprehension on students' ability to read connected text fluently.
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To summarize, in each word learning session, the child completed four comprehension and four production trials.
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But when students are tested for comprehension and retention, handwriting notes actually is leads to better results.
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Comprehension is not a requisite of cooperation.
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Do you have the slightest comprehension what you're doing?
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My thought: Would iPads used as e-readers help increase comprehension among students who are significantly behind?
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Synonyms
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1.1
The ability to know what something means
493
4.9
A deep clear understanding of how something really is
314
4.4
An explanation of what something means
53
4.0
The ability to notice and understand things quickly
38
6.6
The ability to notice and judge things clearly and wisely
38
2.7
Becoming aware of something and understanding it clearly
9
3.7
A strong and complete knowledge of a subject or idea
1
6.2
To understand something difficult clearly and fully
1
6.7
A deep understanding that sees what others do not about people or situations
Antonyms
How Understood
37
4.2
70
3.0
871
1.1
243
1.6
316
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
comprehension = comprehend (transparent) = comprehend + sion
Standard nominalization from the verb 'comprehend' to indicate the faculty or act of understanding, which B1 learners can readily infer.
Etymology
Comprehension comes from the parts com- ('together') and prehend ('to take' or 'grab'). So, think of comprehension as 'taking things together' into your mind—like you 'grasp' an object—and that is why it means the ability to understand something.