comprensión

/kompɾenˈsjon/ · B2 · noun · f

comprehension

🧠📖 com- (together) + prensión (grasping): grasping an idea together, fully

From Latin comprehendere: com- (together, fully) + prehendere (to seize, grab). Same root as English comprehend and prehensile (able to grasp). To understand something is to take hold of it completely.

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