1. comprehension
This is a comprehension test, don't worry about grammar.
Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
listening comprehension
He nodded slowly in comprehension.
There's a global problem of comprehension.
Everyone who uses Esperanto or works for it, is an Esperantist, and every Esperantist has the complete right, in Esperanto, to see only the language as a simple, cold tool for international comprehension.
Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give to each one that to which he is entitled. Jurisprudence is the knowledge of matters divine and human, and the comprehension of what is just and what is unjust.
There will be an oral comprehension in this exam.
In our group we have poor comprehension of the term "sharing".
But such comprehension was of no use to him now
How anyone could be so cruel is beyond my comprehension (= I can't understand it).
It's beyond my comprehension (= I can't understand) how anyone could be so cruel.
The effect of his disorder is that he is unable to understand feelings of other people. Empathy is for him meaningless and abstract. Therefore being sarcastic or using metaphors are form him beyond comprehension.
I want to improve my comprehension skills.
If the more advanced want to improve English ability (especially reading comprehension) increasing vocabulary is the way to go.
Inglês palavra "理解"(comprehension) ocorre em conjuntos:
词汇 (A-D) - Vocabulary (A-D)2. to understand
I'm trying to understand what is happening.
3. perception
to have a different perception
The problem lies in the fact that the necessary gap is bridged by perception.
If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.
And it is only a very short step from there, to perception which occurs in the absence of all immediate signals and has to be labeled extrasensory.
This means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time.
It is hard, perhaps even impossible, to define normal sensory perception.
Before I got to know Donald, the perception I had of him was that he was cold and unfriendly.
It's an icon of water itself, and it elevates people's perception of contemporary design.
perception the way someone interprets something they see or hear
it's your responsibility as a communicator to make sure that they are getting the accurate perception of your behaviour.
It's perception. According to Darren Treadway, bullying is a matter of perception - the way some action is interpreted by a person, in this case, a subordinate.
Someone once said that happiness is 90% perception, and ten percent reality
The parents wouldn't share their perceptions about their children's behaviour.
What is your perception of the minister’s handling of the situation?
Perception is based, to a very large extent, on conceptual models - which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong.
Inglês palavra "理解"(perception) ocorre em conjuntos:
词汇 (M-P) - Vocabulary (M-P)4. Understanding
He and I have a near-telepathic understanding of each other. No sooner does one of us say something than the other is already responding.
Thanks for understanding.
At this rate, even independent film will never reach a true understanding of romance and relationships, so to hell with the movies, let's have dinner.
Understanding parts-of-speech is extremely important for getting the feel of word order.
If you can read rapidly and with good understanding, you will probably find it easy to remember a good deal of what you do read.
The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.
Astronomy is perhaps the science whose discoveries owe least to chance, in which human understanding appears in its whole magnitude, and through which man can best learn how small he is.
It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed.
To his valour he added a most exquisite genius and understanding, grandeur of mind, and a capacity equally turned for military or civil affairs.
You're considerate, but don't you think you should work a little more at understanding the subtleties of the human mind?
Definition if someone is understanding, they realise that someone else has had difficulties and forgive them if they make mistakes
Repairing a broken radio I realise over again that I don't have an understanding of the operating principles of circuitry.
The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."