comprise

kəmˈpraɪz

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of comprise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

formation

tr.

form the whole of something

tr.

These chapters comprise the entire book.

compose

constitute

make up

composition

intr.

be made up of parts or members

intr.

The committee comprises ten members.

consist

contain

include

inclusion

tr.

Rare

include or contain as part of something

tr.

Rare

The course comprises several different modules..

contain

encompass

include

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Origin of comprise

Old French, compris (included)

Terms with comprise included in their meaning

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account for

composition

constitute or comprise a part of a whole

Examples of comprise in a sentence

The committee members comprise experts from various fields.
The book comprises several intriguing chapters.
The team comprises experts from various fields.
The book comprises ten chapters and an epilogue.

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French:comprendre, se composer, ...
German:bilden, bestehen aus, ...
Italian:comporre, essere composto, ...
Spanish:componer, componerse, ...
Portuguese:compor, ser composto, ...
Chinese:构成, 包括, ...
Japanese:構成する, 構成される, ...
Arabic:تَتَكَوَّنُ مِنْ, ضَمَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַוּוֹת, לִכְלוֹל, ...
Russian:составлять, состоять, ...
Ukrainian:складати, складатися, ...
Hindi:बनाना, से मिलकर बना होना, ...
Bengali:গঠন করা, গঠিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:compondre, constar de, ...
Czech:tvořit, zahrnovat, ...
Danish:udgøre, omfatte, ...
Dutch:vormen, bestaan uit, ...
Greek:αποτελώ, αποτελούμαι από, ...
Hungarian:alkotni, áll, ...
Khmer:បង្កើតជាទាំងមូល, មានសមាសភាពជា, ...
Korean:구성하다, 구성되다, ...
Persian:تشکیل دادن, متشکل بودن از, ...
Polish:tworzyć, składać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):compor, ser composto, ...
Romanian:a constitui, a fi alcătuit, ...
Swedish:utgöra, bestå av, ...
Thai:ประกอบเป็น, ประกอบด้วย, ...
Turkish:oluşturmak, oluşmak, ...
Vietnamese:tạo thành, gồm, ...

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