comprehensive

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/ Hyphenation: com‧pre‧hen‧sive === Adjective === comprehensive (comparative more comprehensive, superlative most comprehensive) Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something. ==== Synonyms ==== (broadly or completely covering): exhaustive, thorough, all-encompassing, wide-ranging, sweeping ==== Antonyms ==== incomprehensive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === comprehensive (plural comprehensives) (UK) A comprehensive school. == Latin == === Adjective === comprehēnsīve vocative masculine singular of comprehēnsīvus