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com·pound¹

(kŏm-pound′, kəm-, kŏm′pound′)

v. com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds

v.tr.

1. To combine so as to form a whole; mix: Tin was often compounded with lead to make pewter.

2. To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts; compose or make up: pharmacists compounding prescriptions.

3. To settle (a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.

4. To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest.

a. To add to or intensify so as to make worse: «The university authorities … compounded their crime in dismissing [the professor] by denying that their action … reflected any abridgment of academic freedom» (John Kenneth Galbraith).

b. To make worse by being an additional or intensifying factor: High winds compounded the difficulties of the firefighters.

v.intr.

1. To combine in or form a compound.

2. To come to terms; agree.

adj. (kŏm′pound′, kŏm-pound′, kəm-)

1. Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts.

2. Botany Composed of more than one part: a compound pistil.

n. (kŏm′pound′)

1. A combination of two or more elements or parts.

2. Linguistics A word that consists either of two or more elements that are independent words, such as loudspeaker, self-portrait, or high school, or of specially modified combining forms of words, such as Greek philosophia, from philo-, «loving,» and sophia, «wisdom.»

3. Chemistry A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means. A compound usually has properties unlike those of its constituent elements.

[Alteration of Middle English compounen, from Old French componre, compondre, to put together, from Latin compōnere; see component.]

com·pound′a·ble adj.

com·pound′er n.

com·pound²

(kŏm′pound′)

1. A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.

2. An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.

[Alteration of Malay kampong, village.]

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compound

1. (Chemistry) a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds

2. any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc

3. (Linguistics) a word formed from two existing words or combining forms

vb (mainly tr)

4. to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product

5. to make by combining parts, elements, aspects, etc: to compound a new plastic.

6. to intensify by an added element: his anxiety was compounded by her crying.

7. (Banking & Finance) finance to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest

8. (also intr) to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc)

9. (Banking & Finance) (also intr) to settle (a debt, promise, etc) for less than what is owed; compromise

10. (Law) law to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration: to compound a crime.

11. (Electrical Engineering) electrical engineering to place duplex windings on the field coil of (a motor or generator), one acting as a shunt, the other being in series with the main circuit, thus making the machine self-regulating

adj

12. composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc

13. (Linguistics) (of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms

14. (Grammar) (of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences

15. (Grammar) (of a verb or the tense, mood, etc, of a verb) formed by using an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb: the future in English is a compound tense involving the use of such auxiliary verbs as ‘shall’ and ‘will’.

16. (Music, other) music

a. denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three: six-four is an example of compound time.

b. (of an interval) greater than an octave

17. (Zoology) zoology another word for colonial⁶

18. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a steam engine, turbine, etc) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage

19. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream

[C14: from earlier compounen, from Old French compondre to collect, set in order, from Latin compōnere]

comˈpoundable adj

comˈpounder n

compound

(ˈkɒmpaʊnd)

1. (Mining & Quarrying) (esp formerly in South Africa) an enclosure, esp on the mines, containing the living quarters for Black workers

2. any similar enclosure, such as a camp for prisoners of war

3. (Historical Terms) (formerly in India, China, etc) the enclosure in which a European’s house or factory stood

[C17: by folk etymology (influenced by compound¹) from Malay kampong village]

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com•pound¹

(adj. ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd; n. ˈkɒm paʊnd; v. kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd)

adj.

1. composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance.

2. having or involving two or more actions or functions: The mouth is a compound organ.

3. (of a word)

a. consisting of two or more parts that are also words, as housetop, many-sided, playact, or upon.

b. consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, as biochemistry or ethnography.

4. (of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write (opposed to simple).

5. composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole: a compound fruit.

6. composed of a number of distinct but connected individuals, as coral.

7. something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.

8. a pure substance composed of two or more elements whose chemical composition is constant.

9. a compound word, esp. one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or rainstorm.

v.t.

10. to put together into a whole; combine: to compound drugs to form a new medicine.

11. to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct: a medicine compounded from various drugs.

12. to increase or add to, esp. so as to worsen: a problem that was compounded by their isolation.

13. to settle or adjust by agreement, esp. for a reduced amount, as a debt.

14. to agree, for a consideration, not to prosecute or punish a wrongdoer for: to compound a crime or felony.

15. to pay (interest) on the accrued interest as well as the principal.

v.i.

16. to make a bargain; come to terms; compromise.

17. to form a compound.

[1350–1400; Middle English compounen < Middle French compon-, s. of compondre < Latin compōnere; see component]

com•pound′a•ble, adj.

com•pound′ed•ness, n.

com•pound′er, n.

com•pound²

(ˈkɒm paʊnd)

a separate area, usu. fenced or walled, containing residences, business offices, barracks, or other structures.

[1670–80; alter., by association with compound¹, of Malay kampung village, collection, gathering; compare kampong]

com·pound

(kŏm′pound′)

Noun

Chemistry A substance made up of two or more elements joined by chemical bonds into a molecule. The elements are combined in a definite ratio. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom in each molecule.

Adjective

Composed of more than one part, as a compound eye or leaf.

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Compound

a union; a chemical bonding of elements—Wilkes.

Example: compound of two liquids, 1710.

compound

Past participle: compounded
Gerund: compounding

Imperative
compound
compound

Present
I compound
you compound
he/she/it compounds
we compound
you compound
they compound

Preterite
I compounded
you compounded
he/she/it compounded
we compounded
you compounded
they compounded

Present Continuous
I am compounding
you are compounding
he/she/it is compounding
we are compounding
you are compounding
they are compounding

Present Perfect
I have compounded
you have compounded
he/she/it has compounded
we have compounded
you have compounded
they have compounded

Past Continuous
I was compounding
you were compounding
he/she/it was compounding
we were compounding
you were compounding
they were compounding

Past Perfect
I had compounded
you had compounded
he/she/it had compounded
we had compounded
you had compounded
they had compounded

Future
I will compound
you will compound
he/she/it will compound
we will compound
you will compound
they will compound

Future Perfect
I will have compounded
you will have compounded
he/she/it will have compounded
we will have compounded
you will have compounded
they will have compounded

Future Continuous
I will be compounding
you will be compounding
he/she/it will be compounding
we will be compounding
you will be compounding
they will be compounding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been compounding
you have been compounding
he/she/it has been compounding
we have been compounding
you have been compounding
they have been compounding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been compounding
you will have been compounding
he/she/it will have been compounding
we will have been compounding
you will have been compounding
they will have been compounding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been compounding
you had been compounding
he/she/it had been compounding
we had been compounding
you had been compounding
they had been compounding

Conditional
I would compound
you would compound
he/she/it would compound
we would compound
you would compound
they would compound

Past Conditional
I would have compounded
you would have compounded
he/she/it would have compounded
we would have compounded
you would have compounded
they would have compounded

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compound

A word formed from two or more other words or word parts.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	compound — a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts whole — all of something including all its component elements or parts; «Europe considered as a whole»; «the whole of American literature»
	2.	compound — (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight chemical compound chemical science, chemistry — the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions vanillin — a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings acceptor — (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated adduct — a compound formed by an addition reaction antiknock — any of various compounds that are added to gasoline to reduce engine knocking acid — any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt arsenide — a compound of arsenic with a more positive element hydrogen cyanide — a highly poisonous gas or volatile liquid that smells like bitter almonds; becomes a gas at around 90 degree Fahrenheit and is most dangerous when inhaled; the anhydride of hydrocyanic acid; used in manufacturing anionic compound — a compound characterized by an active anion alkali, base — any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; «bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia» binary compound — chemical compound composed of only two elements taurine — a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals chromogen — a compound that can be converted to a pigment manganese tetroxide — an oxide of manganese found naturally as hausmannite monomer — a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers ozonide — any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound organic compound — any compound of carbon and another element or a radical ammine — a complex inorganic compound that contains ammonia molecules anhydride — a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water azide — a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical bitter principle — any one of several hundred compounds having a bitter taste; not admitting of chemical classification buffer — (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide — a compound used as a fertilizer and as a source of nitrogen compounds carbonyl — a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide carbon disulfide — a toxic colorless flammable liquid (CS2); used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane and carbon tetrachloride and as a solvent for rubber cofactor — a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result cementite, iron carbide — a chemical compound that is a constituent of steel and cast iron; very hard and brittle chemical, chemical substance — material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules chloropicrin, nitrochloroform — a heavy colorless insoluble liquid compound that causes tears and vomiting; used as a pesticide and as tear gas coordination compound, complex — a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated allomorph — any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound; «calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite» corrosive — a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) aluminate — a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide defoliant — a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off depilatory — a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides derivative — a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound dimer — a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers fixing agent, fixer — a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) flavone — a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments formulation, preparation — a substance prepared according to a formula; «the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine» enantiomer, enantiomorph — either one of a pair of compounds (crystals or molecules) that are mirror images on each other but are not identical exotherm — a compound that gives off heat during its formation and absorbs heat during its decomposition goitrogen — any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone — a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins synthetic, synthetic substance — a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
	3.	compound — an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) enclosure — a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
Verb	1.	compound — make more intense, stronger, or more marked; «The efforts were intensified», «Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her»; «Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness»; «This event only deepened my convictions» deepen, intensify, heighten increase — become bigger or greater in amount; «The amount of work increased» screw up, hot up, heat up — make more intense; «Emotions were screwed up» fan — make (an emotion) fiercer; «fan hatred» enhance, heighten, raise — increase; «This will enhance your enjoyment»; «heighten the tension» amplify — increase the volume of; «amplify sound» sharpen — make crisp or more crisp and precise; «We had to sharpen our arguments» heighten, sharpen — make (one’s senses) more acute; «This drug will sharpen your vision»
	2.	compound — put or add together; «combine resources» combine add — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; «We added two students to that dorm room»; «She added a personal note to her letter»; «Add insult to injury»; «Add some extra plates to the dinner table» totalise, totalize — make into a total; «Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?» recombine — to combine or put together again mix — combine (electronic signals); «mixing sounds» synthesise, synthesize — combine so as to form a more complex, product; «his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony»; «The liver synthesizes vitamins»
	3.	compound — calculate principal and interest account, calculate — keep an account of
	4.	compound — create by mixing or combining assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack — create by putting components or members together; «She pieced a quilt»; «He tacked together some verses»; «They set up a committee»
	5.	compound — combine so as to form a whole; mix; «compound the ingredients» combine incorporate, integrate — make into a whole or make part of a whole; «She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal» heterodyne — combine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two sulfurette, sulphurette — combine with sulfur amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify, mix — to bring or combine together or with something else; «resourcefully he mingled music and dance» carburet — combine with carbon
Adj.	1.	compound — composed of more than one part; «compound leaves are composed of several lobes; «compound flower heads» phytology, botany — the branch of biology that studies plants complex — complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; «a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody»; «a complex mass of diverse laws and customs» smooth — of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth rough — of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped unsubdivided, simple — (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
	2.	compound — consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; «soap is a compound substance»; «housetop is a compound word»; «a blackberry is a compound fruit» complex — complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; «a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody»; «a complex mass of diverse laws and customs»
	3.	compound — composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; «coral is a colonial organism» colonial zoological science, zoology — the branch of biology that studies animals complex — complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; «a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody»; «a complex mass of diverse laws and customs»

compound

noun

1. combination, mixture, blend, composite, conglomerate, fusion, synthesis, alloy, medley, amalgam, meld, composition Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.
combination element

verb

1. intensify, add to, complicate, worsen, heighten, exacerbate, aggravate, magnify, augment, add insult to injury Additional bloodshed will only compound the misery.
intensify moderate, modify, decrease, lessen, minimize

2. combine, unite, mix, blend, fuse, mingle, synthesize, concoct, amalgamate, coalesce, intermingle, meld An emotion oddly compounded of pleasure and bitterness flooded over me.
combine part, divide, segregate

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compound

verb

To bring or come together into a united whole:

coalesce, combine, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, consolidate, couple, join, link, marry, meld, unify, unite, wed, yoke.

adjective

Consisting of two or more interconnected parts:

noun

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese^[1], altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
(General American) enPR: kŏm’pound, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/

Noun[edit]

compound (plural compounds)

An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.

Synonyms: gaol, jail, pen, pound, prison; see also Thesaurus:prison
An enclosure for secure storage.
- 2020 December 2, “Network News: News in brief: More cycle spaces”, in Rail, page 27:
  
  A total of 75 cycle spaces are being installed at three Greater Anglia stations — […]. And a secure compound for bicycles is being built at Cambridge North.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:
  
  Shepard: What kind of proof do you have that the major is dangerous?
  Transmission: Three days ago, we sent two Alliance representatives to meet with him at his compound. They have disappeared. We believe Kyle and his followers killed them.
  Transmission: That compound is a cult, Shepard. They call him ‘Father Kyle’ now. He’s set himself up as some kind of religious leader.
- 2019 March 7, Masayuki, Yuda, “Thai court: pro-Thaksin party must disband for nominating princess”, in Nikkei Asian Review‎^[1], Nikkei Inc, retrieved 2019-03-07:
  
  Some 20 supporters managed to get inside the court compounds. About half an hour after the verdict was delivered, they gathered near the Constitutional Court entrance and shouted: «On March 24, use your pen to oust the dictator.»

Translations[edit]

enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

Bulgarian: оградено мя́сто n (ogradeno mjásto)
Dutch: verbinding (nl)
Estonian: kompleks
Finnish: laitos (fi)
French: complexe (fr) m
German: Komplex (de) m, Lager (de) n, Block (de) m, Gelände (de) n, Gehege (de) n
Greek: περίβολος (el) m (perívolos)
Hungarian: fogolytábor (hu)
Irish: clós (ga) m, bábhún m, compún m
Italian: campo di prigionìa (for prisoners)
Maori: takanga, iāri, rāihe
Portuguese: cercado (pt) m
Russian: огоро́женное ме́сто n (ogoróžennoje mésto), компа́унд (ru) m (kompáund) (for people, foreign context)
Serbo-Croatian: logor (sh), tabor (sh)
Swedish: inhägnad (sv) c, läger (sv) n, gård (sv) c

group of buildings for the same purpose

Chinese:

Mandarin: 小區／小区 (zh) (xiǎoqū)
Dutch: complex (nl)
Finnish: rakennuskompleksi
French: complexe (fr) m
Galician: complexo m
German: Komplex (de) m, Anwesen (de) n, Block (de) m, Ensemble (de) n
Greek: συγκρότημα (el) n (sygkrótima)
Irish: clós (ga) m, bábhún m, compún m
Italian: complesso (it) m
Portuguese: complexo (pt) m
Russian: ко́мплекс (ru) m (kómpleks), компа́унд (ru) m (kompáund)
Serbo-Croatian: kompleks (sh)
Spanish: complejo (es) m

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).

Pronunciation[edit]

adj. and noun (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/
adj. and noun (US) enPR: kŏm’pound, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
verb (US, UK) enPR: kəmpound’, IPA^(key): /kəmˈpaʊnd/
Rhymes: -aʊnd

Adjective[edit]

compound (not comparable)

Composed of elements; not simple.

Synonym: composite

Antonym: simple

a compound word
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […], published 1726, →OCLC:
  
  Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances.
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.

compound addition

compound proportion
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Derived terms[edit]

compound animal
compound attack
compound bow
compound butter
compound chocolate
compound control
compound curve
compound duple
compound engine
compound eye
compound fracture
compound householder
compound imperative
compound interest
compound interval
compound key
compound labour
compound leaf
compound machine
compound meter
compound microscope
compound modifier
compound pattern
compound pendulum
compound predicate word
compound proportion
compound sentence
compound symbol
compound time
compoundly

Translations[edit]

composed of elements

Arabic: مُرَكَّب‎ (ar) (murakkab)
Bulgarian: съставен (bg) (sǎstaven), сло́жен (bg) (slóžen)
Catalan: compost (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 混合物 (zh) (hùnhéwù)
Czech: složený (cs) m
Dutch: samengesteld (nl)
Esperanto: kombinita
Finnish: yhdistetty (fi), yhdys- (fi); kerrannainen (fi) (botany)
French: composé (fr)
German: zusammengesetzt (de), zusammengestellt (de), mehrteilig (de), mehrschichtig (de)
Greek: σύνθετος (el) (sýnthetos), συμμιγής (el) (symmigís)

Ancient: μίγμα n (mígma)
Indonesian: senyawa (id)
Irish: comh- (of words)
Italian: composto (it) m, costituito (it) m
Maori: pūhui
Norwegian:

Bokmål: sammensatt (no)
Persian: آمیخته‎ (fa) (âmixta), همساخته‎ (hamsâxta), مرکب‎ (fa)
Portuguese: composto (pt) m
Russian: составно́й (ru) (sostavnój), сло́жный (ru) (slóžnyj)
Slovene: sestavljen
Spanish: compuesto (es)
Swedish: sammansatt (sv)
Tagalog: langkapin, lambalan, linambal
Tibetan: འདྲེས་མ (‘dres ma)

Noun[edit]

Examples (linguistics)
laptop, formed from lap and top

compound (plural compounds)

Anything made by combining several things.

Synonyms: amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.

Coordinate terms: substance, element, mixture, composite
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.

Synonym: compound word

Hyponyms: closed compound, open compound
- 2018, Clarence Green; James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 8:
  
  Compositionally there is no great distinction between cell wall and cell surface, both are relatively transparent compounds, but both parts of the cell are of high significance in Biology due to their central role in cell functioning.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
- 1989, OED2:
  
  In the majority of the compounds of non- the hyphen is usually retained; but it is commonly omitted in the case of a few, such as nonconformist, nonentity, nonsense, in which the etymology has been to some extent lost sight of.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- 1961 March, «»Balmore»», “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 148:
  
  From a dead stand, with regulator full open and the lever at about 50 per cent we got up to about 60 m.p.h. by the top of the bank. The big compound was making plenty of noise — but what musical and wonderful noise!
Short for compound exercise.

Derived terms[edit]

Amadori compound
ansa compound
aromatic compound
arsonium compound
azo compound
binary compound
cage compound
catena compound
chelate compound
chemical compound
clathrate compound
cluster compound
complex compound
coordination compound
covalent compound
diazo compound
diazoamino compound
diazonium compound
fluxional compound
Heusler compound
hypervalent compound
inclusion compound
inorganic compound
intercalation compound
interhalogen compound
intermetallic compound
ionic compound
isonitroso compound
macrocyclic compound
mesoionic compound
metal cluster compound
molecular compound
non-stoichiometric compound
organic compound
organometallic compound
palmate compound
palmately compound
pan-assay interference compound
parent compound
phono-semantic compound
Pittsburgh compound B
quaternary ammonium compound
quaternary compound
sandwich compound
solid compound
spiro compound
super-compound interest
ternary compound
tetranary compound
thermal compound
volatile organic compound

Translations[edit]

anything made by combining several things

Bulgarian: съчета́ние (bg) n (sǎčetánie)
Catalan: compost (ca) m
Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi), seos (fi)
French: composé (fr)
German: Mischung (de) f, Verbindung (de) f, Verbung m, Kompositum (de) n, Zusammensetzung (de) f, Präparat (de) n, Masse (de) f
Greek: μίγμα (el) n (mígma), κράμα (el) n (kráma), αμάλγαμα (el) n (amálgama)

Ancient: μίγμα n (mígma)
Hungarian: keverék (hu)
Irish: cumasc m, meascán m
Italian: composto (it) m, miscuglio (it) m, amalgama (it) m
Manx: covroojid f
Maori: pūhui
Persian: آمیخته‎ (fa) (âmixta), همساخته‎ (hamsâxta)
Portuguese: composto (pt) m
Russian: соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije), сочета́ние (ru) n (sočetánije), компа́унд (ru) (kompáund) (technical)
Spanish: compuesto (es) m
Swedish: sammansättning (sv) c
Turkish: karışım (tr)

chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements

Belarusian: злучэнне n (zlučennje)
Bulgarian: съедине́ние (bg) n (sǎedinénie)
Catalan: compost (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 化合物 (zh) (huàhéwù)
Czech: sloučenina (cs) f
Dutch: verbinding (nl)
Finnish: yhdiste (fi)
French: composé (fr)
Georgian: ნაერთი (naerti)
German: Verbindung (de) f
Greek: ένωση (el) f (énosi)
Hebrew: תרכובת‎ (he) f (tirkovet)
Hungarian: vegyület (hu), vegyülék, elegy (hu)
Icelandic: efnasamband n
Indonesian: senyawa (id)
Irish: comhdhúil f, cumasc m
Italian: composto (it) m
Japanese: 化合物 (ja) (かごうぶつ)
Kazakh: қосылыс (qosylys)
Korean: 화합물 (ko) (hwahammul)
Lithuanian: junginys (lt) m
Malay: sebatian (ms)
Maori: pūhui
Norwegian:

Bokmål: forbindelse (no) m

Nynorsk: forbindelse m, sambinding f
Polish: związek (pl) m
Portuguese: composto (pt) m
Romanian: compus (ro) m
Russian: соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije)
Samogitian: jongėnīs m
Serbo-Croatian: spȏj (sh) m
Slovak: zlúčenina (sk) f
Slovene: spojina (sl) f
Spanish: compuesto (es)
Swedish: blandning (sv) c, förening (sv) c, sammansatt ämne n
Tagalog: balangkap
Thai: สารประกอบ (th) (sǎan-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp)
Turkish: bileşim (tr)
Vietnamese: hợp chất (vi) (合質)

linguistics: word formed by combining other words — see compound word

Verb[edit]

compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded)

(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mix

to compound a medicine
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
  
  Only compound me with forgotten dust.
- 1712 July 2 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison; Richard Steele [et al.], “SATURDAY, June 21, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 411; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume V, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
  
  We have the power of altering […] and compounding those images […] into all the varieties of picture.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.

Synonym: settle

to compound a debt
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.

Synonym: compromise
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
  
  I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.
- 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, II.iii:
  
  No! no—if Charles has done nothing false or mean, I shall compound for his extravagance
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.

Synonyms: agree; see also Thesaurus:agree

to compound with someone / for something
- c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
  
  Here’s a fellow will help you to-morrow; […] compound with him by the year.
- 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall. […], new edition, London: […] B. Law, […]; Penzance, Cornwall: J. Hewett, published 1769, →OCLC:
  
  [Cornwall] compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds.
- 1662, [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished in A[lfred] R[ayney] Waller, editor, Hudibras: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Cambridge: University Press, 1905, →OCLC:
  
  Compound for sins they are inclined to / By damning those they have no mind to.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:compose
- c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
  
  his pomp and all what state compounds
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus:make matters worse
- 2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US’s global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump’s coronavirus response”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:
  
  […] This latest example of nationalistic self-interest compounded anger across the EU over Trump’s travel ban, imposed last month without consultation or scientific justification.
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- 1855, The Sporting Review (volume 34, page 240)
  
  At the hill, the Warrior must have been at least ten lengths in front of Wild Dayrell; but he compounded about 200 yards on the T. Y. C. side of the Red House.

Usage notes[edit]

The usage in sense 7 above, “to worsen a situation” is widespread but not wholly accepted. The original meaning of the word (see senses 2–4) implies resolution of a problem, not worsening. It has been suggested (Fraser 1973) that the reverse usage arose by confusion with phrases such as compound interest.

Derived terms[edit]

compoundable
compounder
compounding pharmacy

Translations[edit]

to put together

Bulgarian: смесвам (bg) (smesvam), съединявам (bg) (sǎedinjavam)
Finnish: yhdistää (fi), liittää (fi)
French: composer (fr)
German: zusammenstellen (de), mischen (de), zusammensetzen (de), verbinden (de), zusammenmischen (de), zusammenreiben
Greek: αναμιγνύω (el) (anamignýo), μιγνύω (el) (mignýo), συνθέτω (el) (synthéto), παρασκευάζω (el) (paraskevázo)
Hebrew: לשלב‎
Italian: mettere insieme, comporre (it)
Portuguese: compor (pt)
Russian: соединя́ть (ru) impf (sojedinjátʹ), объединя́ть (ru) impf (obʺjedinjátʹ), сме́шивать (ru) impf (sméšivatʹ)
Slovene: sestaviti
Swedish: blanda (sv) (ihop, till, tillsammans), sätta (sv) (ihop, samman)

law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim

to come to terms of agreement

finance: to increase in value with interest

References[edit]

^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “compound”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPOUND

From earlier compounen, from Old French compondre to collect, set in order, from Latin compōnere.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMPOUND

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPOUND

Compound is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb compound in English.

WHAT DOES COMPOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compound

Compound may refer to: ▪ Chemical compounds, combinations of two or more elements ▪ Compound, a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall ▪ Compound, a version of the above fortified with defensive structures ▪ Compound bow, a type of bow for archery ▪ Compound, a word that consists of more than one radical element ▪ Compound, a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa ▪ Compound, an attribute of an interval or time signature ▪ Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy ▪ Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre of attention ▪ Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists Compound may also refer to: ▪ Compound chocolate, a chocolate substitute ▪ Compound fracture, complete fractures of bone where at least one…

Definition of compound in the English dictionary

The first definition of compound in the dictionary is a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds. Other definition of compound is any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc. Compound is also a word formed from two existing words or combining forms.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPOUND

PRESENT

Present

I compound

you compound

he/she/it compounds

we compound

you compound

they compound

Present continuous

I am compounding

you are compounding

he/she/it is compounding

we are compounding

you are compounding

they are compounding

Present perfect

I have compounded

you have compounded

he/she/it has compounded

we have compounded

you have compounded

they have compounded

Present perfect continuous

I have been compounding

you have been compounding

he/she/it has been compounding

we have been compounding

you have been compounding

they have been compounding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I compounded

you compounded

he/she/it compounded

we compounded

you compounded

they compounded

Past continuous

I was compounding

you were compounding

he/she/it was compounding

we were compounding

you were compounding

they were compounding

Past perfect

I had compounded

you had compounded

he/she/it had compounded

we had compounded

you had compounded

they had compounded

Past perfect continuous

I had been compounding

you had been compounding

he/she/it had been compounding

we had been compounding

you had been compounding

they had been compounding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will compound

you will compound

he/she/it will compound

we will compound

you will compound

they will compound

Future continuous

I will be compounding

you will be compounding

he/she/it will be compounding

we will be compounding

you will be compounding

they will be compounding

Future perfect

I will have compounded

you will have compounded

he/she/it will have compounded

we will have compounded

you will have compounded

they will have compounded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been compounding

you will have been compounding

he/she/it will have been compounding

we will have been compounding

you will have been compounding

they will have been compounding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would compound

you would compound

he/she/it would compound

we would compound

you would compound

they would compound

Conditional continuous

I would be compounding

you would be compounding

he/she/it would be compounding

we would be compounding

you would be compounding

they would be compounding

Conditional perfect

I would have compound

you would have compound

he/she/it would have compound

we would have compound

you would have compound

they would have compound

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been compounding

you would have been compounding

he/she/it would have been compounding

we would have been compounding

you would have been compounding

they would have been compounding

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you compound
we let´s compound
you compound

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Past participle

compounded

Present Participle

compounding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPOUND

Synonyms and antonyms of compound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «COMPOUND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compound» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «compound» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF COMPOUND

Find out the translation of compound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of compound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compound» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

作特定用途的围地

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

recinto

570 millions of speakers

English

compound

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

यौगिक

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

مجمع

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

соединение

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

complexo

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

যৌগিক

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

enceinte

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Sebatian

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

Gelände

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

構内

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

특정 용도의 부지

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Senyawa

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

hợp chất

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

கலவை

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

कंपाऊंड

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

bileşik

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

recinto

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

związek

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

з´єднання

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

compus

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

ένωση

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

verbinding

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

förening

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

sammensatte

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compound

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND»

The term «compound» is very widely used and occupies the 9.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of compound

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «compound».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compound» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compound» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

10 QUOTES WITH «COMPOUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compound.

I don’t know, examination I guess. And then they put the jump suit back on me again. I went through the compound — I remember somebody shouting, Jim don’t let them break you.

In February I secured permission to enter Osama bin Laden’s compound in the northern Pakistani city of Abbottabad, where he was killed and where he had lived for the last half-decade of his life; the first, and only, journalist to do so.

And in the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound surrounded by his wives and children and far from the front lines of his holy war.

We know from the material that was recovered from the bin Laden compound that bin Laden was looking at the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as an opportunity to strike yet again at the U.S. homeland.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.

When two elements combine and form more than one compound, the masses of one element that react with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers.

If flies are a great model, they’re a great model for flies. These animals, you know, they’re not like us. We don’t fly. We don’t have a compound eye. I don’t think we process sensory information the same way. The muscles that they use are just incredibly much more sophisticated and interesting than the muscles we use.

This success led my theoretical group to the chemical reactivity theory, extending more and more widely the range of compound and reactions that were discussed.

Obsession with conventional ideas of ‘success’ can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more reactionary, which further perpetuates the cycle of stress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPOUND»

Discover the use of compound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The world they knew is gone. Eli’s father built the Compound to keep them safe. Now, they can’t get out. He won’t let them. The Compound is a 2009 Bank Street — Best Children’s Book of the Year.

After spending six years with his parents and his two sisters in an underground compound built by his father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, Eli discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all.

How to Formulate and Compound Industrial Detergents

How to formulate, compound, and manufacture industrial detergents. Contains 300 formulas to review and study, along with the author’s detailed notes on each one.

Handbook of Compound Semiconductors: Growth, Processing, …

This book reviews the recent advances and current technologies used to produce microelectronic and optoelectronic devices from compound semiconductors.

Paul H. Holloway, Gary E. McGuire, Gary E Haber, 2008

Phenolic Compound Biochemistry

These are just a few examples that illustrate the chemical diversity and use of phenolic compounds, the topic of Phenolic Compound Biochemistry .

Wilfred Vermerris, Ralph L. Nicholson, 2007

Explains how decisions can shape one’s destiny and presents principles for guiding achievements in business, relationships, and other areas of life.

This vivid diary of life in a Japanese internment camp during World War II examines the moral challenges encountered in conditions of confinement and deprivation.

Keeping the Compound Republic: Essays on American Federalism

Americas federalism is the subject of this collection of essays by Martha Derthick, a leading scholar of American government.

Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

From Crystal Growth to Spectroscopic Performance Bringing together information scattered across many disciplines, this book summarizes the current status of research in compound semiconductor radiation detectors.

If You Were a Compound Word

If you were a compound word, you would be two words in one. You could take a house and a boat and make a HOUSEBOAT. You could take a boat that rows and make it a ROWBOAT. What else could you do if you were a compound word?

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compound is used in the context of the following news items.

Taliban attacks in Kabul target intel compound,…

The explosion killed one of the soldiers guarding the compound and wounded another. After the bomber detonated his explosives, two other … «Brampton Guardian, Jul 15»

(Universiade) Compound archery gold medalists hope for higher …

The male trio of Kim Jong-ho, Yang Young-ho and Kim Tae-yoon were also busy extolling the virtues of compound archery — long considered a … «Yonhap News, Jul 15»

Summit Therapeutics adds Europe to patent list for key compound

Summit had already registered patents for SMT C1100 in the US and Japan. The compound forms the bedrock of a portfolio of utrophin-based therapies in … «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»

South Sudan: UN Mission deplores killing of civilian in Organization …

According to a press release issued by the Mission earlier today, UN personnel serving at the Organizations compound in Bentiu responded to … «New Kerala, Jul 15»

Parish Council backs CCA call for rethink on Brands Hill M4 …

Highways England’s plans to build a construction compound on the corner of Sutton Lane and London Road, opposite the Westfield estate and … «Colnbrook Views, Jul 15»

(3rd LD) (Universiade) S. Korea captures four compound archery …

GWANGJU, July 7 (Yonhap) — South Korea captured four compound archery gold medals at the Summer Universiade on Tuesday. First, it was … «Yonhap News, Jul 15»

Lucky Compound trial starts, 2 accused submit pleas

THANE: The trial in the Lucky Compound collapse began on Tuesday with the 23 accused presenting themselves before the Thane sessions … «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)’s Woes …

The woes of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) is getting compounded as its stock nose-dived to a new low for the 12-week … «Live Trading News, Jul 15»

Burning Man, BLM to discuss VIP compound

In early June, BLM officials asked for comforts such as flushing toilets, washers and dryers and showers with endless hot water in a compound … «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»

Green asphalt? A plant-based compound may undo aging, boost …

Workers resurfaced a residential driveway. A Wilmington firm has created a plant-based compound that could replace traditional asphalt. «BetaBoston, Jul 15»

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPOUND

PRONUNCIATION OF COMPOUND

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPOUND

WHAT DOES COMPOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compound

Definition of compound in the English dictionary

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPOUND

PRESENT

PAST

FUTURE

CONDITIONAL

IMPERATIVE

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPOUND

Synonyms and antonyms of compound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «COMPOUND»

Translation of «compound» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF COMPOUND

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Trends of use of compound

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND»

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPOUND» OVER TIME

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

10 QUOTES WITH «COMPOUND»

com·pound¹

com·pound²

com•pound¹

com•pound²