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[ˌkɒmprɪ'henʃn]nome comprensione f.; scol. esercizio m. di comprensione* * *[-ʃən]noun (the act or power of understanding: After reading the passage the teacher asked questions to test the children's comprehension.) comprensione* * *comprehension /kɒmprɪˈhɛnʃn/n. [u]1 comprensione; capacità d'intendere: It's beyond my comprehension, ciò supera la mia capacità di comprensione2 ampiezza; portata: a concept of broad comprehension, un concetto che ha grande ampiezza (di significato)● a comprehension test, una «comprehension» ( a scuola).* * *[ˌkɒmprɪ'henʃn]nome comprensione f.; scol. esercizio m. di comprensione
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comprehension — ► NOUN 1) the action of understanding. 2) the ability to understand; range of understanding: mysteries beyond human comprehension … English terms dictionary
beyond — /biˈjɒnd/ (say bee yond) preposition 1. on or to the farther side of: beyond the house. 2. farther on than; more distant than: beyond the horizon. 3. later than: they stayed beyond the time limit. 4. outside the understanding, limits, or reach… …
comprehension — noun 1 understanding ADJECTIVE ▪ human VERB + COMPREHENSION ▪ have ▪ He apparently has no comprehension of the suffering of others. ▪ defy … Collocations dictionary
comprehension */ — UK [ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑmprəˈhenʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms comprehension : singular comprehension plural comprehensions 1) [uncountable] the ability to understand something The students stared at me without comprehension. We have no… … English dictionary
comprehension — com|pre|hen|sion [ ,kamprə henʃən ] noun * 1. ) uncount the ability to understand something: The students stared at me without comprehension. We have no comprehension of the traumas these children have suffered. beyond (someone s) comprehension ( … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
comprehension — noun 1 (U) the ability to understand something: a reasonable comprehension of the subject | beyond (sb s) comprehension (=impossible to understand): How she managed to pass her exam after doing so little work is beyond my comprehension. 2 (U)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comprehension — com|pre|hen|sion [ˌkɔmprıˈhenʃən US ˌka:m ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: comprehensio, from comprehendere; COMPRHEND] 1.) [U] the ability to understand something = ↑understanding →↑comprehend comprehension of ▪ They don t have the least… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beyond — [[t]bɪjɒ̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PREP If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it. They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door... On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple… … English dictionary
comprehension — [[t]kɒ̱mprɪhe̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] comprehensions 1) N UNCOUNT Comprehension is the ability to understand something. [FORMAL] This was utterly beyond her comprehension. Syn: understanding 2) N UNCOUNT Comprehension is full knowledge and understanding of… … English dictionary
comprehension — noun Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin comprehension , comprehensio, from comprehendere to understand, comprise Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or action of grasping with the intellect ; understanding b. knowledge… … New Collegiate Dictionary
“Beyond the Wall of Sleep“ — Short story (4,360 words); written Spring 1919. First published in Pine Cones(October 1919), an amateur journal edited by John Clinton Pryor; rpt. Fantasy Fan(October 1934) and WT(March 1938); first collected in BWS;corrected text in D;… … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia