Comprehensive meaning

/kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ Other forms: comprehensives When you want to describe something that includes all or most details, you can use the adjective comprehensive. If you get the comprehensive treatment at a spa, it might include massage, manicure and a facial. Comprehensive is from Latin comprehensivus, from comprehensus, the source of English comprehend. In business, comprehensive insurance is insurance that covers a broad range, offering protection against most risks of a certain type. It applies mainly to car insurance.

...a comprehensive guide to the region. • American English: kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ • Arabic: شَامِل • Brazilian Portuguese: abrangente • Chinese: 全面的 • Croatian: obuhvatan • Czech: komplexní • Danish: omfattende • Dutch: allesomvattend • European Spanish: • Finnish: kattava • French: • German: • Greek: εκτενής • Italian: • Japanese: 総合的な • Korean: • Norwegian: omfattende • Polish: wyczerpujący • European Portuguese: abrangente • Romanian: amplu • Russian: всесторонний • Spanish: • Swedish: heltäckande • Thai: ซึ่งมีเนื้อหาครอบคลุม • Turkish: kapsamlı • Ukrainian: комплексний • Vietnamese: toàn diện

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