comprehension

The findings suggest that important cognitive abilities, including language comprehension and prediction, may not depend on conscious awareness.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

Petry’s coiled, claustrophobic story of a well-meaning heroine trapped in a system beyond her comprehension or control rises to a pitch of tragedy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

"To be deceived and let down by a husband I loved and trusted has caused me acute pain. Why he acted as he did is, and always will be, beyond my comprehension."

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

She claimed that she was mistakenly under the impression that her case would then be sent to appeal and noted that she has the documented verbal comprehension of a second-grader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Teachers confronted with evidence of a student’s inadequate comprehension found it easiest to dispense a grade that moved a student toward meaningless graduation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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

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 Cooper, James Fenimore

The tender heart seldom hardens; in maturer years its comprehensions and sympathies broaden, and this of course involves pain.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Thompson, Slason

Hitherto there have been, properly speaking, no comprehensions, only perceptions in the Sense and connections in the Understanding.

From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jones, Jesse H.