comprehension
/ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/noun
उच्चारण कॉम्प्रिहेन्शन
समझ, बोध
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
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[U]
the ability to understand
समझ, बोध
- The problem is beyond my comprehension.
- Her comprehension of the poem grew after the second reading.
- The idea was beyond the comprehension of the young child.
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- Good comprehension takes practice and a wide vocabulary.
- A second reading improved my comprehension of the passage.
Synonyms understanding grasp perception apprehension cognizance
Opposite incomprehension ignorance misunderstanding
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an exercise that trains students to understand a language
(भाषा) बोध-अभ्यास, गद्यांश
- a reading comprehension test
- The exam includes a comprehension passage on climate change.
- We do a comprehension exercise every Friday in English class.
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- The comprehension was based on an article about monsoon rains.
- Students lose marks in comprehension when they do not read the question carefully.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
comprehension (uncountable)
In the sense of understanding, comprehension is uncountable; add of before the thing understood.
समझ के अर्थ में 'comprehension' uncountable है; जिस चीज़ को समझा जाए उससे पहले 'of' आता है।
- Her comprehension of English has improved.
- The idea is beyond my comprehension.
beyond / past + comprehension
Beyond comprehension is a fixed phrase for something too hard or strange to understand.
'Beyond comprehension' उस चीज़ के लिए स्थिर वाक्यांश है जो समझने के लिए बहुत कठिन या अजीब हो।
- His cruelty was beyond comprehension.
reading comprehension / a comprehension passage
In exams, a comprehension is a passage with questions that test understanding; it is countable in this use.
परीक्षाओं में 'comprehension' प्रश्नों वाला गद्यांश है जो समझ की जाँच करता है; इस अर्थ में यह countable है।
- The paper had a comprehension on climate change.
- Practise one comprehension passage every day.
comprehension + of + subject
Use of to name the subject, language or text understood.
समझी गई विषय-वस्तु, भाषा या पाठ का नाम बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- Good comprehension of the question helps you write a short answer.
comprehend (verb) / comprehensible (adj)
The related verb comprehend takes a direct object, and comprehensible means able to be understood.
संबंधित verb 'comprehend' का direct object आता है, और 'comprehensible' का अर्थ समझा जा सकने योग्य है।
- The story is simple and comprehensible to a child.
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adjective + comprehension
readinglisteningpoorfullbasic
- Listening comprehension improves with daily practice.
verb + comprehension
improvetestlackshowpractise
- The exam tests your reading comprehension.
comprehension + noun
passagetestskillsquestionsexercise
- She solved the comprehension questions in twenty minutes.
preposition + comprehension
beyondpastwithinabove
- The rules seemed beyond comprehension at first.
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- The teacher gave the class a short comprehension to read.
शिक्षक ने कक्षा को पढ़ने के लिए एक छोटा comprehension दिया।
- His comprehension of the poem was deeper than mine.
कविता की उसकी समझ मेरी समझ से अधिक गहरी थी।
- It is beyond my comprehension why she left the job.
उसने नौकरी क्यों छोड़ी, यह मेरी समझ से परे है।
- Radhika's reading comprehension improved after she read newspapers every day.
प्रतिदिन अख़बार पढ़ने के बाद राधिका की reading comprehension बेहतर हो गई।
- Comprehension questions often ask for the writer's main idea.
Comprehension के प्रश्न प्रायः लेखक का मुख्य विचार पूछते हैं।
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✗ The comprehensions of the students is weak.
✓ The comprehension of the students is weak.
In the sense of understanding, comprehension is uncountable.
समझ के अर्थ में 'comprehension' uncountable है, उसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ I have good comprehension in English.
✓ I have good comprehension of English.
The language understood takes of, not in.
जिस भाषा को समझा जाए, उसके साथ 'of' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ I did not comprehend with the passage.
✓ I did not comprehend the passage.
Comprehend is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Comprehend' transitive है और इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
understanding grasp perception apprehension cognizance passage exercise reading test
Antonyms
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com·pre·hen·sion
With -sion (not 'comprehention').
अंत में -sion ('comprehention' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the family apart, asked very often: comprehensible (easy to understand), comprehensive (including everything: 'a comprehensive guide'), incomprehensible (impossible to understand).
परिवार को अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: comprehensible (समझने में आसान), comprehensive (सब कुछ शामिल: 'a comprehensive guide'), incomprehensible (समझना असंभव)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam: reading comprehension (RC) passages appear in SSC and banking papers; regular reading of editorials improves comprehension.
परीक्षा में reading comprehension (RC) गद्यांश SSC और बैंकिंग पेपरों में आते हैं; संपादकीय नियमित पढ़ने से समझ बढ़ती है।