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PRONUNCIATION OF PREHENSIVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREHENSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prehensive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREHENSIVE


apprehensive
ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv
capital-intensive
ˈkæpɪtəlɪnˌtensɪv
comprehensive
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
defensive
dɪˈfɛnsɪv
expansive
ɪkˈspænsɪv
expensive
ɪkˈspɛnsɪv
extensive
ɪkˈstɛnsɪv
hypertensive
ˌhaɪpəˈtensɪv
inexpensive
ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv
intensive
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
misapprehensive
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhensɪv
normotensive
ˌnɔːməʊˈtɛnsɪv
offensive
əˈfɛnsɪv
pensive
ˈpɛnsɪv
prepensive
prɪˈpensɪv
responsive
rɪˈspɒnsɪv
self-defensive
ˌselfdɪˈfensɪv
unapprehensive
ʌnˌæprɪˈhensɪv
unoffensive
ˌʌnəˈfensɪv
unresponsive
ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREHENSIVE

preharvest
preheadache
preheat
preheater
preheminence
prehend
prehensible
prehensile
prehensility
prehension
prehensor
prehensorial
prehensory
prehiring
prehistorian
prehistoric
prehistorical
prehistorically
prehistories
prehistory

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREHENSIVE

ascensive
charm offensive
coextensive
counteroffensive
distensive
energy-intensive
exclusive
hyperresponsive
hypotensive
inapprehensive
incomprehensive
inoffensive
irresponsive
labour-intensive
nonresponsive
on the defensive
ostensive
peace offensive
tensive
the offensive
unexpensive

Synonyms and antonyms of prehensive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prehensive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREHENSIVE

Find out the translation of prehensive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prehensive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prehensive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

全面的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

integral
570 millions of speakers

English

prehensive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समग्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاملة وواحدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Многообразие возможностей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrangente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prehensive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

globale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prehensive
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umfassende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

包括的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

종합적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prehensive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toàn diện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prehensive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भव्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kapsamlı- larından
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prensiva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Głęboka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різноманіття можливостей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuprinzătoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιεκτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prehensive
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prehensive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREHENSIVE»

The term «prehensive» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREHENSIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prehensive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREHENSIVE»

Discover the use of prehensive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prehensive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Leadership in religious education: a prehensive model
The core of this volume is the Prehensive Leadership Model which enables the religious education leader to preserve the overall vision and ecclesial wholeness while engaging in nitty-gritty administration.
David Arthur Bickimer, 1989
2
The Emergence of Whitehead's Metaphysics, 1925-1929
Process is to be sought not in these events, but in that which brings them into being, the acts of prehensive unification: "A prehension is a process of unifying. Accordingly, nature is a process of expansive development, necessarily transitional ...
Lewis S. Ford, 1984
3
Experiencing the Knowing of Faith: An Epistemology of ...
Thus, the unity evidenced by the extensive continuum balances the multiplicity of entities so that dualism is once again thwarted.100 The pivotal accent upon unity, specifically prehensive unity, constructs an ethos within which dualism is ...
Sharon Warner, 2000
4
alfred north whitehead
Perception is simply the cognition of prehensive unification; or more shortly, perception is cognition of prehension. The actual world is a manifold of prehensions; and a 'prehension' is a 'prehensive occasion'; and a prehensive occasion is the ...
5
Science and the Modern World
describing what we do perceive: we are aware of green as being one element in a prehensive unification of senseobjects; each sense-object, and among them green, having its particular mode, which is expressible as location elsewhere.
A. N. Whitehead, 2011
6
Lectures on Psychical Research (Routledge Revivals): ...
As perceptual or quasi-perceptual experiences depart further and further from fulfilling those tests, it becomes harder and harder to fit them into the Prehensive Theory in any plausible way. Yet at no place in the scale from the most normal of  ...
C. D. Broad, 2011
7
Schleiermacher and Whitehead: Open Systems in Dialogue
Emotive force and emphasis in expression are conveyed in the second aspect of a prehensive feeling: subjective form. Subjective form is determined alongside objective content in the interpretative process. Whitehead argues that the ...
Christine Helmer, 2004
8
Whitehead's Metaphysics of Extension and Solidarity
There is thus an intrinsic and an extrinsic reality of an event, namely, the event as in its own prehension [i.e., as its own prehensive unity within its own extensive standpoint], and the event as in the prehension of other events [i.e., as its modal ...
Jorge Luis Nobo, 1986
9
Radical Nature: The Soul of Matter
*Whitehead: “Thus, the sense-object is present in A [prehensive unity of an actual occasion, i.e., an “event”] with the mode of location in B. Thus, if green be the sense-object in question, green is not simply at A where it is being perceived, nor  ...
Christian de Quincey, 2010
10
Time and Reality in American Philosophy
The technical term Whitehead uses to capture the idea of an inward confluence proper to the unifying event is 'prehensive occasion'. Space and time, it develops, are to be perceived as aspects of the interrelations of prehensive occasions.
Bertrand P. Helm, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREHENSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prehensive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
AROUND TOWN: FISH looking to offer help in Savage
We are also looking at a com prehensive recreation facility and program needs assessment. We have been thinking about a splash park and ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
2
Column: Most GOP voters support allowing undocumented …
The Partnership for a New American Economy is a non-partisan group that advocates for comprehensive immigration reform. It found similar ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
3
TSC Auto ID: Strong Appearance at FachPack 2015
In the desktop segment, TSC shows some highlights of its com-prehensive product range, including 12 series and 25 desktop printer models ... «Packaging Europe, Jun 15»
4
Buhari tells governors days of impunity and fiscal recklessness are …
He further said that a com- prehensive statement on the economic and financial situa- tion inherited by his adminis- tration would be made ... «BusinessDay, Jun 15»
5
Classes are plentiful in the area
This course is a com-prehensive review of all aspects of the human resource function. For more information or to register, contact Karen at ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jun 15»
6
GRPA lobbying for comprehensive sex education in schools
... the ministry has been slow in taking actions to implement the commitments of the Ministerial Declaration on Com-prehensive Sex Education, ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
7
Sammamish needs more time on comprehensive plan
All cities must update their comprehensive plans, per Washington state's Growth Management Act (GMA), every eight years. The central Puget ... «Issaquah Reporter, Jun 15»
8
GRASS's interzum Debut: Nova Pro Scala: Always an Idea Different
Based on the track-proven Nova Pro slide technology, the new com-prehensive drawer solution features maximum design freedom with ... «woodworkingnetwork.com, May 15»
9
When voice aids feet
A bonus for all readers of Aavartan: Pt Ulhas Kashalkar's com prehensive intro duction that illuminates it. ♢ Liked/hated her column? Write to ... «Pune Mirror, Feb 15»
10
Siteman Cancer Center names new breast health center manager
Siteman Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Missouri, is ranked among the top ... «STLtoday.com, Jan 15»

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