comprehension

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃən/ noun

Translation

UNDERSTANDING [U] › the ability to understand something

anlama/kavrama yetisi

It's beyond my comprehension (= I can't understand) how anyone could be so cruel.1121

TEST [C, U] UK › a test to see how well students understand written or spoken language

anlama-kavrama sınavı/alıştırması

a reading comprehension1373

(Definition of comprehension noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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