Polyglot Dictionary

compreensão

/kõpɾeẽˈsɐ̃w/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as compreensões

Meaning

  1. understanding

    • Peço compreensão.

      I ask for understanding.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

entendimento

entendimento is slightly more about mutual agreement or comprehension in a relationship sense; compreensão is more general cognitive understanding.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

comprensión

comprensión is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "understanding."

Spanish

comprensivo

comprensivo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "understanding."

Practice

1 What does compreensão mean?

2 Fill the gap: Peço ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches compreensão?

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