comprehensive
[adjective]
Synonyms: broad, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, complete, encyclopedic, exhaustive, full, inclusive, thorough

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Related Idioms: in depth

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I. com‧pre‧hen‧sive W3 AC /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːm-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: comprehensiveness; adverb: comprehensively; adjective: comprehensive]

1. including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with Synonym : thorough:
We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.
a comprehensive guide to British hotels and restaurants
The following guidelines do not aim to be totally comprehensive.
comprehensive review/study/survey/account etc
a thorough and comprehensive review of the case
a comprehensive study of alcoholism
► Do not confuse with comprehensible (=able to be understood) or understanding (=sympathetic about people’s problems): His report was barely comprehensible. | My parents are very understanding.

2. comprehensive insurance/cover/policy motor insurance that pays for damage whether it is caused by you or someone else

3. comprehensive education/system a system of education in Britain in which children of different abilities go to the same school and are taught together
—comprehensively adverb:
No system has failed as comprehensively as the prison system.
—comprehensiveness noun [uncountable]

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II. ˌcompreˈhensive ˌschool (also comprehensive) noun [countable]
a state school in Britain for children over the age of 11 of different abilities:
Kylie goes to the local comprehensive.
Nine out of ten secondary school children are in comprehensive schools.

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comprehensive
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. extremely, very | fully, totally fully comprehensive insurance
increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably The list is fairly comprehensive.
truly

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

comprehensive

a comprehensive range of something
The town has a comprehensive range of sporting facilities.
a comprehensive study/survey/assessment
The report includes a comprehensive study of the company’s training needs.
a comprehensive account/report
He wrote a fairly comprehensive account of the islands at that time.
a comprehensive guide
You’ll need to have a comprehensive guide to university courses.
a comprehensive list
Here is a comprehensive list of the good hotels in the area.
a comprehensive service
Our professional staff provide a comprehensive service.
a comprehensive programme
Your holiday will include a comprehensive programme of sightseeing trips.
a comprehensive approach
He promised a comprehensive approach to health care reform.
a comprehensive picture
The police still do not have a comprehensive picture of what happened.
comprehensive information
The information we have is fairly comprehensive.
fully comprehensive
The report does not claim to be fully comprehensive.
fairly/reasonably comprehensive
The available data on world population is reasonably comprehensive.
extremely comprehensive
The instruction manual is extremely comprehensive.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

comprehensive
adjective
BAD: The teachers are very kind and comprehensive.
GOOD: The teachers are very kind and understanding.

Usage Note:
comprehensive = including everything or almost everything: 'The witness provided a comprehensive account of the accident.'
understanding = feeling sympathy for someone: 'As people grow older, they tend to be a bit more understanding and easier to live with.'

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