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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. comprehensivenoun

   A comprehensive school.

2. comprehensiveadjective

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

3. Etymology: From comprehensivus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Comprehensiveadjective

   Etymology: from comprehend.

   1. Having the power to comprehend or understand many things at once.

   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.

   2. Having the quality of comprising much; compendious; extensive.

   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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

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

How to pronounce Comprehensive?

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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. Satya Nadella:

   What we have witnessed over the past year is the dawn of a second wave of digital transformation sweeping every company and every industry, microsoft is powering this shift with the world's largest and most comprehensive cloud platform.

2. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu:

   The technical talks have been concluded, yesterday, and soon we will start this operation, comprehensive operations, against Daesh (Islamic State).

3. Simon Gravel:

   I'm not aware of anyone that has done such a comprehensive job of putting these things together, by a long shot, it's really big progress.

4. Max Bergmann:

   When you put them [reports] together in a comprehensive way, it becomes quite obvious and clear that there was collusion.

5. Lufthansa Cargo:

   The planned cooperation of United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo will create a more efficient and comprehensive transatlantic cargo network and increase the choices and benefits available to cargo customers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Comprehensive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Comprehensive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Comprehensive
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Comprehensive