Collocations for "comprehension"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "comprehension" in context.
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comprehension
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- (foreign) language comprehension
- [reading, listening, oral] comprehension
- [passed, failed] the part on [reading] comprehension
- need to work on my [reading] comprehension
- were [tested, examined] on [reading] comprehension
- [poor, fair, reasonable, good, great, excellent] comprehension (of)
- has [poor] comprehension of [physics, French, electronics]
- the comprehension of [written, spoken] language
- doesn't have the least comprehension of
- is [completely, totally] beyond [my, any] comprehension
- [The decision, His behavior] is beyond comprehension.
- is beyond [anybody's, anyone's] comprehension
- gain comprehension of [how, what, where, why]
- [improve, work on, boost] your (listening) comprehension skills
- (reading) comprehension [practice, exercises, texts, lessons]
- comprehension [strategies, sections, questions]
'comprehension' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):