VOOZH about

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/comprehensible

⇱ comprehensible - WordReference.com Dictionary of English


comprehensible

Listen:

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kom′pri hensə bəl)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pre•hen•si•ble /ˌkɑmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. capable of being comprehended:Scientists should make their findings comprehensible to the public.
com•pre•hen•si•bil•i•ty /ˌkɑmprɪˌhɛnsəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  com•pre•hen•si•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]They should try for better comprehensibility in their writing.
com•pre•hen•si•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pre•hen•si•ble  (kom′pri hensə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
Also, com•pre•hend•i•ble  (kom′pri hendə bəl).USA pronunciation 
  • Latin comprehēnsibilis. See comprehension, -ible
  • 1520–30
com′pre•hen′si•bili•ty, com′pre•hensi•ble•ness, n. 
com′pre•hensi•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
comprehensible /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ adj
  1. capable of being comprehended
ˌcompreˌhensiˈbility, ˌcompreˈhensibleness n ˌcompreˈhensibly adv
'comprehensible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "comprehensible" in the title:


Look up "comprehensible" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "comprehensible" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!
Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.
Firefox users: use search shortcuts for the fastest search of WordReference.
Copyright © 2026 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.