comprehension

S2 W2

BrE /kəmprɪˈhɛnʃn/ AmE /kəmprɪˈhɛnʃn/

noun en → es

1 UNDERSTANDING [uncountable] B1

the ability to understand something, especially a piece of writing or speech

entendimiento, comprensión

  • have good/bad comprehension of sth

Collocations reading comprehension · language comprehension

  • She has excellent reading comprehension.

    Ella tiene una excelente comprensión de lectura.

2 EXPLANATION [countable] B1

an explanation or summary of something, especially a piece of writing

explicación, resumen

  • give a brief/detailed comprehension

Collocations comprehension notes · comprehension questions

  • The teacher gave us a detailed comprehension of the text.

    El profesor nos dio una explicación detallada del texto.