comprehension
UK /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ US /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/
noun 5
Collocations
7(noun.) understanding
VERB + COMPREHENSION
have
The young child has limited comprehension of why she cannot stay up past bedtime.
check
The teacher decided to check comprehension by asking students to summarize the story.
PREP
beyond (your) ~
I find it beyond comprehension that she would leave such a good job without warning.
without ~
PHRASES
a lack of comprehension
The teacher noticed a lack of comprehension on the students' faces during the difficult lesson.
(noun.) language exercise
ADJ
listening, reading
VERB + COMPREHENSION
do
The students did a reading comprehension exercise about animals in the rainforest.
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