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Definitions for comprehensive
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪvcom·pre·hen·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. comprehensive examination, comprehensive, compadjective

    an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

    "she took her comps in English literature"

  2. comprehensiveadjective

    including all or everything

    "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"

  3. comprehensiveadjective

    broad in scope

    "a comprehensive survey of world affairs"

Wiktionary

  1. comprehensivenoun

    A comprehensive school.

  2. comprehensiveadjective

    Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

  3. Etymology: From comprehensivus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Comprehensiveadjective

    Etymology: from comprehend.

    He must have been a man of a most wonderful comprehensive nature, because he has taken into the compass of his Canterbury tales the various manners and humours of the whole English nation in his age; not a single character has escaped him. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.

    His hand unstain’d, his uncorrupted heart,
    His comprehensive head; all int’rests weigh’d,
    All Europe sav’d, yet Britain not betray’d. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

    So diffusive, so comprehensive, so catholick a grace is charity, that whatever time is the opportunity of any other virtue, that time is the opportunity of charity. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. comprehensive

    Comprehensive refers to something that is inclusive, wide-ranging or complete, covering all or nearly all elements, aspects or details. It's aimed at providing a thorough understanding or treatment of a subject.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Comprehensiveadjective

    including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view

  2. Comprehensiveadjective

    having the power to comprehend or understand many things

  3. Comprehensiveadjective

    possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'comprehensive' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2836

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'comprehensive' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4752

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'comprehensive' in Adjectives Frequency: #387

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of comprehensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of comprehensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of comprehensive in a Sentence

  1. Wang Yi:

    Now one potential problem is, given the United States' comprehensive ban on people's coming and going between China and the U.S. Now objectively, this will bring some difficulties to implementing this agreement, i hope that the U.S. will consider this problem, and how to continue to prevent the spread of this epidemic, while not taking unnecessary limitations on trade and people.

  2. Jeremy Pearson:

    This study defines ... a comprehensive list of mutations in the titin gene, which of these are associated with dilated cardiomyopathy, and which are harmless.

  3. Kerri Kupec:

    The Department of Justice has determined that the district court's comprehensive opinion came to the correct conclusion and will support it on appeal.

  4. Jason Brodsky:

    The tempo and tenor of the recent explosions in Iran have been unusual. There is evidence of a concerted campaign underway to thwart Irans nuclear program, the more Iran advances its nuclear program in violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the greater the likelihood for additional strikes.

  5. Former President George W. Bush:

    I laid out what I thought was a comprehensive plan that would work in an Oval Office address when I was the President, i still think that's going to be the plan that ends up being adopted at some point in time.

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