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comprise

[ kuhm-prahyz ]

verb (used with object)

comprised, comprising.
  1. to include or contain:

    The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.

  2. to consist of; be composed of:

    The advisory board comprises six members.

  3. to form or constitute:

    Seminars and lectures comprised the day's activities.



comprise

/ əˈɪ /

verb

  1. to include; contain
  2. to constitute the whole of; consist of

    her singing comprised the entertainment

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Usage

The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of ) 500 000 books and manuscripts
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Derived Forms

  • dzˈ, noun
  • dzˈ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • dz··· adjective
  • dz·· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprise1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English comprisen, from Middle French compris (past participle of comprendre ), from Latin dzŧԲܲ; comprehension
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprise1

C15: from French compris included, understood, from comprendre to comprehend
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:

    The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores.

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Synonym Study

See include.
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Example Sentences

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It comprises a group of experts from academia, industry and local and national government who will "advise on the future success" of the university.

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The hall’s voter list comprises 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals.

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In the new film, her character embarks on a dangerous mission to confront the darkest corners of her past, alongside a team comprising Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker.

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The line comprises nine dashes which extends hundreds of miles south and east from its most southerly province of Hainan.

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They compared the results against two groups of 13 to 14-year-olds, comprising 1,190 youngsters, and divided the children into three categories based on sleep times.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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