Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
The Rough Guide to Nepal is a comprehensive guide to the region.
Synonyms: broad, full, complete, wide More Synonyms of comprehensive
2. countable noun
In Britain, a comprehensive is a state school in which children of all abilities are taught together.
...Birmingham's inner-city comprehensives.
She taught French at Cheam Comprehensive in South London.
Comprehensive is also an adjective.
He left comprehensive school at the age of 16.
...Rushcliffe Comprehensive School.
comprehensive in British English
(ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv)
adjective
1.
of broad scope or content; including all or much
2.
(of a car insurance policy) providing protection against most risks, including third-party liability, fire, theft, and damage
3.
having the ability to understand
4.
of, relating to, or being a comprehensive school
noun
5. short for comprehensive school
Derived forms
comprehensively (ˌcompreˈhensively)
adverb
comprehensiveness (ˌcompreˈhensiveness)
noun
comprehensive in American English
(ˌkɑmprəˈhɛnsɪv)
adjective
1.
dealing with all or many of the relevant details; including much; inclusive
a comprehensive survey
2.
able to comprehend fully
a comprehensive mind
3.
of or designating property insurance that covers a number of risks in the same policy
noun
4. [usually pl.]
an examination in a major field of study that a graduate, or sometimes undergraduate, student must pass to receive a degree
: in full comprehensive examination
Derived forms
comprehensively (ˌcompreˈhensively)
adverb
comprehensiveness (ˌcompreˈhensiveness)
noun
Word origin
LL comprehensivus
comprehensive in Insurance
(kɒmprɪhɛnsɪv)
adjective
(Insurance: Vehicle insurance)
A comprehensive motor insurance policy provides protection against most risks, including third-party liability,fire, theft, and damage.
COLLOCATIONS: ~ insurance~ policy~ coverage
Comprehensive coverage protects against damage to your automobile from acts of nature or otherevents not associated with operating the automobile.
The comprehensive policy covers damage to the policyholder's car not resulting from a collision withanother car and theft.
A comprehensive motor insurance policy provides protection against most risks, including third-partyliability, fire, theft, and damage.
Examples of 'comprehensive' in a sentence
comprehensive
At present some comprehensives are neighbourhood schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you do not have a comprehensive policy, you must pay for the repairs to your car yourself.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His win, like his education policy, was comprehensive but the bar is set low for him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He has promised to outline plans to revive the chain's fortunes when he delivers a comprehensive review in November.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is the purchase price and other things such as fully comprehensive insurance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are due to attend comprehensive school this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These add up to a comprehensive list of intelligent behaviours.
Evans, Peter & Deehan, Geoff The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990)
It is essential that a comprehensive policy is put in place as quickly as possible.
The Sun (2007)
They will have to wait until the comprehensive spending review.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is the first comprehensive look at him.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The experts are unanimous that getting comprehensive insurance is crucial.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He has always done well academically and been in the top sets at his comprehensive school.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There are also comprehensive lists of the wildlife he has encountered.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
For that you need a comprehensive policy.
The Sun (2013)
The comprehensive spending review on the same day would promise more billions for the health service.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is worth checking how comprehensive the insurance is before you leave.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Some investors may be prepared to pay higher dealing and administration charges for a more comprehensive range of services.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At primary school she was bright and engaged but since moving to our local comprehensive she has become lazy and moody.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
WHAT'S wrong with the local comprehensive?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The introduction of comprehensive schools left teachers with the impossible job of teaching a vast range of abilities in the same class.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Moving to an inner-city comprehensive was a shock.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The forthcoming concert is the first comprehensive performance in Britain.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She felt happy and fulfilled there but left in 1969 because of her opposition to the adoption of comprehensive education by the city council.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The ECB is in the process of finalising some changes to its bidding process after a comprehensive review.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The Academies Bill has the potential to address the inherent problems in comprehensive education.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Police forces are bracing themselves for cuts of up to 25% in this month's comprehensive spending review.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
comprehensive
British English: comprehensive /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is comprehensive includes everything necessary or relevant.
...a comprehensive guide to the region.
American English: comprehensive
Arabic: شَامِل
Brazilian Portuguese: abrangente
Chinese: 全面的
Croatian: obuhvatan
Czech: komplexní
Danish: omfattende
Dutch: allesomvattend
European Spanish: exhaustivo
Finnish: kattava
French: exhaustif complet
German: umfassend
Greek: εκτενής
Italian: completo
Japanese: 総合的な
Korean: 포괄적인
Norwegian: omfattende
Polish: wyczerpujący
European Portuguese: abrangente
Romanian: amplu
Russian: всесторонний
Latin American Spanish: exhaustivo
Swedish: heltäckande
Thai: ที่ครอบคลุม
Turkish: kapsamlı
Ukrainian: комплексний
Vietnamese: toàn diện
All related terms of 'comprehensive'
comprehensive coverage
The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it.
comprehensive school
a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district
comprehensive survey
If you carry out a survey , you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions .
comprehensive assessment
An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
statement of earnings and comprehensive income
A statement of earnings and comprehensive income is a single financial statement that contains all items of income and expense for a particular accounting period .
composite school
a secondary school offering both academic and nonacademic courses