comprehension

/ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən/

Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin comprehension-, comprehensio, from comprehendere to understand, comprise

noun

  1. the act or action of grasping with the intellect : understanding

  2. knowledge gained by comprehending

  3. the capacity for understanding fully

children who have difficulty with comprehension of spoken language

tests that measure the students' comprehension in math

idiom

  1. impossible to imagine

The war caused suffering beyond comprehension.

idiom

  1. impossible for one to understand

mysteries that are beyond our comprehension