comprehension

Tony tells her that he’s going to be a famous writer, before challenging her comprehension of a few five-dollar words.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Sentencing him at Hull Crown Court, Judge Justice Hilliard told the former undertaker he had "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

How does that aid comprehension, seeing as it isn’t a fastback?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Although Centaur was presented as a model capable of simulating cognition, its biggest limitation appears to be in language comprehension.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026

Jane Fairfax’s perception seemed to accompany his; her comprehension was certainly more equal to the covert meaning, the superior intelligence, of those five letters so arranged.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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

"Only, you know, I suppose he simply means that it is beyond their comprehensions."

From Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy

He would cease to be a deity and would become one of ourselves were his nature and attributes brought down to the level of our comprehensions.

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by James Fenimore Cooper