comprehension

[ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn]

Definition:
1. An ability to understand the meaning or importance of something.
2. The knowledge acquired as a result.
3. The relation of comprising something.
4. The ability to understand.
5. An exercise that trains students to understand a language.

Use 'comprehension' in a sentence:

1. This, to me, is the secret of listening comprehension.
2. In terms of the interpretive theory, the interpreter must go through three stages: comprehension, deverbalization and expression.
3. With models, comprehension was easy.
4. Yes, speed reading and speed comprehension is real.
5. As a transcendent activity, the historical and moral character of comprehension are associated.
6. According to some experts, comprehension of another person's speech involves more than the actual words.
7. I appreciate their comprehension.
8. But they show comprehension to consist not just of passive assimilation but of active engagement in inference and problem-solving.
9. An Analysis on the Speech Understanding and the Process of Listening Comprehension.
10. It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
11. What Jock had done was beyond my comprehension.
12. A research on the structure and development of Chinese reading comprehension ability.
13. The conclusion, conversely, help us with our overall comprehension of Chinese apposition.
14. Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school.
15. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension.
16. Reading strategies training can improve the English learners comprehension.
17. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension".
18. This problem is above my comprehension.
19. Comprehension of figures and mathematics generally is numeracy.
20. The inner life of a writer often says more than most readers can know; the mind of a reader can discover truths that go beyond the intent or perhaps even the comprehension of the writer.
21. It's totally beyond your comprehension.
22. The vastness of space defied comprehension.
23. I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with comprehension.
24. You will be surprised how good your comprehension is.
25. Research on Rule Based Question Answering for Chinese Reading Comprehension.
26. The reading discussion method significantly improved the fourth grade students'reading comprehension ability.
27. Directions: Read the following text carefully for comprehension.
28. His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension.
29. Also the presuppositional functions are surveyed and implications for better comprehension are drawn in the end.
30. I did practice a lot to improve my English, for example, doing lots of reading comprehension exercises every day.
31. The ways of reading indicated here are without doubt kinds of comprehension.
32. Principle of Embodied Cognition and the Psychological Model of English Comprehension.
33. Oral Chinese teaching, Listening comprehension, and Reading comprehension;
34. Schema theory plays an important role in English reading comprehension.
35. This paper aims at describing the comprehension process in consecutive interpreting.
36. Influence Factors of Traffic Sign Comprehension Effectiveness in Cognitive Process.
37. Linguistic context, situational context and sociocultural context have significant restrictive effects upon speech and its comprehension.
38. Is this test a good measure of reading comprehension?
39. Why Bob asked such a silly question passes my comprehension.
40. They turned to one another with the same expression of dawning comprehension, surprise, and relief.
41. Those ignorant of evolution look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.
42. When you are reading, place more focus on the correct pronunciation of the words you are reading rather than comprehension of each word.
43. Many courses have as a primary objective the development of aural comprehension and speaking ability.
44. Suffice it to say that my brilliance is beyond your comprehension.
45. The Effect of CALL on Listening Comprehension Strategies of Senior High School Students.
46. This was utterly beyond her comprehension.
47. Brief Introduction to Training in Listening Comprehension Strategies in Higher Vocational Education.
48. Program Clustering for Comprehension Based on Fuzzy Formal Concept Analysis.
49. Survey and cognitive analysis of second language listening comprehension problems.
50. Taking notes in class is not writing down everything the teacher has said, but recording the key points of the teacher's words after comprehension.
51. Real Comprehension of Modern Landscape Planning, Design and Practice.
52. Active learners are constantly monitoring their understanding, they know when their comprehension breaks down, and they ask for help before they become lost.
53. She had no comprehension of what was involved.
54. A large vocabulary will help much when doing the reading comprehension.
55. Schema Theory and English Listening Comprehension Teaching in Higher Vocational Education.
56. No doubt we will remember a 20th century way of life beyond comprehension for its ugliness.
57. The course also features creative writing exercises and listening comprehension.
58. In study memorization should not be stressed at the expense of comprehension.
59. I think this must be the most immediate comprehension and the right one.
60. Conceived in this way, comprehension will not follow exactly the same track for each reader.
61. Quest for the Levels of Students' Language Comprehension and Production.
62. Analysis of Ten Listening Comprehension Problems of English Majors and Reform Measures.
63. Your reading speed and comprehension are tested during this exercise.
64. On Text Comprehension from Construction of Metaphor in Cultural Teaching.