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comprehensive

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

comprehensiveadjective

more comprehensive

Comp.

most comprehensive

Super.

/ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

Translations

complet

The report provided a comprehensive overview of the company's financial status.

Le rapport fournissait un aperçu complet de la situation financière de l'entreprise.

Additional translations

exhaustif

tous risquesSpécialement pour l’assurance et la couverture automobile.

polyvalentAu Royaume-Uni, en parlant d’un établissement scolaire non sélectif.

Definitions

Including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

The report provided a comprehensive overview of the company's financial status.

Of insurance or vehicle coverage: providing protection against a wide range of risks, not limited to collision.

He opted for comprehensive auto insurance to cover theft and storm damage.

Of or relating to a comprehensive school, especially in the United Kingdom.

Comprehensive education replaced the old grammar school system in many areas.

Synonyms

thoroughly comprehensive

thoroughly inclusive

thoroughly complete

Antonyms

incomplete

limited

narrow

comprehensivenoun

comprehensives

/ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/

/ˌkɑːm.prɪˈhɛn.sɪv/

Chiefly British informal; short for 'comprehensive school'.

Translations

école polyvalenteÉtablissement secondaire non sélectif, surtout au Royaume-Uni.

She teaches at the local comprehensive.

Elle enseigne dans l'école polyvalente du quartier.

examen de synthèseDans l'enseignement supérieur, surtout en fin de cursus.

She spent the weekend studying for her comprehensives.

Elle a passé le week-end à réviser ses examens de synthèse.

Definitions

A comprehensive school.

She teaches at the local comprehensive.

A comprehensive examination at a college or university, usually taken near the end of a degree program.

She spent the weekend studying for her comprehensives.