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compréhension — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • comprehension noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  • literacy noun The ability to read and write.
  • understanding noun The mental grasp of what something means or how it works.

Senses

compréhension is used for these senses in English:

  • comprehension A thorough understanding.
  • literacy (by extension) The ability to understand and evaluate something.

comprehension — full definition

  1. noun The ability to understand something, or the act of understanding it.
  2. noun (education) An exercise that tests a reader's understanding of a passage of text.

literacy — full definition

  1. noun The ability to read and write.
  2. noun A basic working knowledge of a particular subject.

Related French words