speech comprehension
nounUK /spiːtʃ ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/
US /spiːtʃ ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn/
The ability to understand what people say when they talk.
Speech comprehension helps you follow a story when someone reads it aloud.
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2. The mental process of turning spoken sounds into meaning.
Speech comprehension happens quickly when the speaker talks clearly.
3. A person's skill at understanding speech in noisy places.
Her speech comprehension is strong even in a crowded room.
4. The study of how people understand spoken words.
The class on speech comprehension covered how the brain handles sounds.