comprised

kəmˈpraɪzd

Definition

Definition of comprised - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

compositionconsisting of specified parts

The committee is comprised of five members.
The book is comprised of several chapters.
The team is comprised of experts from various fields.

composed

constituted

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Origin of comprised

French, compris (included)

Terms with comprised included in their meaning

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federal

adj.

university

comprised of relatively independent colleges

siliceous

adj.

geology

comprised of biogenic silicate minerals

tetrad

music

chord comprised of four notes

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French:composé, ...
German:umfasst, ...
Italian:composto, ...
Spanish:compuesto, ...
Portuguese:composto, ...
Chinese:由...组成, ...
Japanese:構成される, ...
Arabic:مُكَوَّن مِن, ...
Hebrew:מֻרְכָּב, ...
Russian:состоящий, ...
Ukrainian:складається, ...
Hindi:गठित, ...
Bengali:গঠিত, ...
Catalan:compost, ...
Czech:složený, ...
Danish:sammensat, ...
Dutch:omvat, ...
Greek:που αποτελείται από συγκεκριμένα μέρη, ...
Hungarian:álló, ...
Khmer:មានសមាសភាពជា, ...
Korean:구성된, ...
Persian:متشکل, ...
Polish:obejmujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):composto, ...
Romanian:compus, ...
Swedish:består av, ...
Thai:ประกอบด้วย, ...
Turkish:oluşan, ...
Vietnamese:gồm, ...

comprise

kəmˈpraɪz

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)

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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