comprehensive B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ UK /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #16910 Meanings 1 adj including everything or nearly everything that is needed The book gives a comprehensive guide to learning English. 2 adj covering a wide range; broad in scope They carried out a comprehensive survey of world affairs. 3 noun a British state secondary school for children of all abilities She teaches at the local comprehensive. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · including everything or... all-embracingall-encompassingbroadexhaustivesweeping 2 adj · covering a wide range;... broadoverall ↔ Opposites focusedincomprehensivelimited Word family Forms comprehensivelycomprehensivenesscomprehensives Common collocations comprehensive school Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European compréhensif Middle French comprehēnsīvus la-lat comprehendō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # comprehensive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 16910 ## Meanings 1. including everything or nearly everything that is needed 2. covering a wide range; broad in scope 3. a British state secondary school for children of all abilities ## Examples - The book gives a comprehensive guide to learning English. - They carried out a comprehensive survey of world affairs. - She teaches at the local comprehensive. ## Antonyms - focused - incomprehensive - limited ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *gʰed- - Root: compréhensif - Root: comprehēnsīvus - Root: comprehendō ## Etymology Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. ## AI Etymology comprehensive is an adjective and noun. It was borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. Historical forms in the chain include *gʰed- (Proto-Indo-European), compréhensif (Middle French), comprehēnsīvus (Late Latin), and comprehendō (Latin). Current senses include including everything or nearly everything that is needed, covering a wide range; broad in scope, and a British state secondary school for children of all abilities. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown