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comprehensive

intermediateB2

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ · com-pre-hen-sive

including all or nearly all elements or aspects.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

including all or nearly all elements or aspects.

سب یا تقریباً سب عناصر یا پہلوؤں کو شامل کرنے والا۔

جامع

jaami'

Formal: شامل

Synonyms

thoroughcompleteinclusiveپوریمکملشامل

Antonyms

incompletelimitedpartialناتماممحدودجزوی

Common Collocations

  • comprehensive analysis
  • comprehensive study
  • comprehensive plan

Example Sentences

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the project.

یہ رپورٹ منصوبے کا ایک جامع جائزہ فراہم کرتی ہے۔

Yeh report mansoobay ka aik jaami jaiza faraham karti hai.

We need a comprehensive strategy to address the issue effectively.

ہمیں اس مسئلے کا مؤثر طریقے سے حل کرنے کے لئے ایک جامع حکمت عملی کی ضرورت ہے۔

Humein is maslay ka mo'asar tareeqay se hal karne ke liye aik jaami hikmat-e-amli ki zaroorat hai.

The curriculum is comprehensive and covers all necessary subjects.

نصاب جامع ہے اور تمام ضروری مضامین کا احاطہ کرتا ہے۔

Nisaab jaami hai aur tamam zaroori mazameen ka ihata karta hai.

Easily Confused With

comprehensible:Comprehensible means something that can be understood, whereas comprehensive means covering all or nearly all aspects.

Word Family

comprehend
verbسمجھنا
comprehension
nounفہمی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'comprehensive' as 'completely cover the topic'.

Visualize a book that covers every possible aspect of its subject.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

خود کی رہنمائی کرو، علم کا جام چڑھاؤ، / ہر چیز کا جائزو لو، ہو جامع کی بات چلو۔

Khud ki rehnumai karo, ilm ka jaam chadhaao, / Har cheez ka jaiza lo, ho jaami ki baat chalo.

Guide yourself, drink the cup of knowledge, / Assess everything, let’s speak comprehensively.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نہیں جان سکتے تو جان کر بھی رہو۔

Nahi jaan sakte to jaan kar bhi raho.

If you cannot know, then live with knowledge.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "comprehensivus" — to seize, grasp

First known use: 15th century

The word has evolved from Latin to Middle English and been used to describe something that is all-encompassing or thorough.