comprehension
noun
the act or process of comprehending.
comprehensions
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pluralof comprehension.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He may also be rushing through the text and not monitoring his own comprehensions.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2021
Reed and Wooten will be tasked with improving hitters’ comprehensions of technology-driven approaches and overseeing new catcher Jonathan Lucroy’s resurgence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
Such is the case of coalitions in politics and comprehensions in religion, of which commonly no good is to be expected.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Cardinal Newman
Events that bear a frightful import to the limited comprehensions of mortals, may nevertheless be fraught with inestimable blessings.
From Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described by J. B. (John Beauchamp) Jones
You may be able to explain it to yourself—no doubt you are—but to our more limited comprehensions it must remain inexplicable.
From With Edged Tools by Henry Seton Merriman
