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comprehensible

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/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbl/ · com-pre-hen-si-ble

able to be understood; clear or intelligible.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

able to be understood; clear or intelligible.

سمجھنے کے قابل؛ واضح یا قابل فہم۔

سمجھنے کے قابل

samajhnay ke qaabil

Formal: مفہوم

Synonyms

intelligibleclearunderstandableقابل فہمسمجھنے والیآسان

Antonyms

incomprehensibleunclearambiguousغیر فہممبہمغیر واضح

Common Collocations

  • comprehensible language
  • comprehensible explanation
  • comprehensible text

Example Sentences

The instructions were clear and comprehensible.

ہدایات واضح اور سمجھنے کے قابل تھیں۔

Hidaayat wazeh aur samajhnay ke qaabil thin.

It is important for teachers to present comprehensible material.

یہ اساتذہ کے لیے ضروری ہے کہ وہ سمجھنے کے قابل مواد پیش کریں۔

Yeh asatza ke liye zaroori hai ke woh samajhnay ke qaabil mawaad pesh karein.

The report was written in a comprehensible manner.

رپورٹ سمجھنے کے قابل انداز میں لکھی گئی تھی۔

Report samajhnay ke qaabil andaaz mein likhi gai thi.

Easily Confused With

comprehend:Comprehend is a verb meaning to understand, while comprehensible is an adjective describing something that can be understood.

Word Family

comprehension
nounفہم
comprehend
verbسمجھنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'comprehensible' as 'com-pre-hen-sible' where 'pre' indicates something before understanding.

Visualize a teacher clearly explaining a complex topic to students.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

رنگت ہے عشق کی کچھ ایسی کہ میں سمجھ نہ سکا کیا کچھ ہے مجھ میں یوں کہ میں سمجھنے کو بھی نہ سمجھا

Rangat hai ishq ki kuch aisi ke main samajh na saka Kya kuch hai mujh mein yun ke main samajhne ko bhi na samjha

The hue of love is such that I could not understand, what resides in me that I could not comprehend even understanding.

Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

سمجھ داری میں پختہ رہنا

Samajhdari mein pakka rehna

To remain steadfast in understanding.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "comprehensibilis" — able to be understood

First known use: 19th century

The word has evolved from the Latin 'comprehensibilis', which correlates with its present meaning, implying clarity and understandability.