включать, содержать, охватывать, заключать в себе, входить в состав, вмещать
глагол ↓
- включать, заключать в себе, составлять; охватывать; состоять из
his course of study comprises English, French, history and mathematics — в программу его занятий входят английский язык, французский язык, история и математика 
the examination comprises several tests — экзамен состоит из нескольких проверочных работ
the family comprises five sons — в семье пять сыновей
the Examining Board comprises several members — экзаменационная комиссия состоит из нескольких членов
- входить в состав
the chapters that comprise part one — главы, которые составляют первую часть
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Словосочетания
chapters that comprise part one — главы, которые составляют первую часть
comprise smth. — состоять из чего-л.
Примеры с переводом
The play comprises three acts.
Пьеса состоит из трёх актов.
The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.
В этом доме две спальни, кухня и гостиная.
About 7 percent of American military forces are comprised of women.
Около семи процентов личного состава американских вооруженных сил составляют женщины.
A totally new idea is comprised in this paper.
Этот документ содержит абсолютно новую идею.
These few men comprise his entire army.
Эти несколько человек составляют всю его армию.
The committee is comprised of well-known mountaineers.
В состав комитета входят известные альпинисты.
Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers.
Женщины составляют большую часть частично занятых работников.
The land he conquered comprised several provinces.
Страна, которую он завоевал, состояла из нескольких провинций.
Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
Каждая армейская дивизия состояла из четырёх с половиной тысяч человек личного состава.
Возможные однокоренные слова
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: comprise
he/she/it: comprises
ing ф. (present participle): comprising
2-я ф. (past tense): comprised
3-я ф. (past participle): comprised
transitive verb
1
: to be made up of
The factory was to be a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings.—
Jane Jacobs
The play comprises three acts.
2
: compose, constitute
… a misconception as to what comprises a literary generation.—William Styron
… about 8 percent of our military forces are comprised of women.—Jimmy Carter
3
: to include especially within a particular scope
… civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have comprised the changes that are now associated in our minds with «developed» rather than «developing» states.—The Times Literary Supplement (London)
Comprise vs. Compose: Usage Guide
Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 2 is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage: sense 2 is somewhat more frequent in recent literary use than the earlier senses. You should be aware, however, that if you use sense 2 you may be subject to criticism for doing so, and you may want to choose a safer synonym such as compose or make up.
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Comprise has undergone a substantial shift in usage since first appearing in English in the 15th century. For many years, grammarians insisted that the usage of comprise meaning «to be made up of,» as in phrases like «a team comprising nine players,» was correct, and that comprise meaning «to make up,» as in phrases like «the nine players who comprise the team,» was not. This disputed use is most common in the passive construction «to be comprised of,» as in «a team comprised of nine players.» Until relatively recently, this less-favored sense appeared mostly in scientific writing, but current evidence shows that it is now somewhat more common in general use than the word’s other meanings.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Each army division comprised 4,500 troops.
The play comprises three acts.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere — see comprehend
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
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The first known use of comprise was
in the 15th century
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Females comprise 48 per cent of all students in pre-college levels.
Представительницы женского пола составляют 48 процентов всех учащихся на уровне начального и среднего образования.
Females who attend higher school comprise 62% of these students.
Женщины, учащиеся в высших учебных заведениях, составляют 62 процента общей численности студентов.
The material may comprise at least one polymer.
Битумная композиция может также содержать по меньшей мере один полимер.
The inventive compositions may additionally comprise further components, for example surfactants.
Композиции в соответствии с изобретением могут содержать дополнительные, дальнейшие компоненты, такие как, например, поверхностно-активные вещества.
The Student Health Service will comprise medical, psychological, psychosocial and special education initiatives.
Служба охраны здоровья учащихся будет включать инициативы в области медицинской, психической, психо-социальной помощи и в сфере специальных вопросов образования.
These courses comprise installation training, simulations under real conditions, diagnostics and comparisons of different technologies.
Эти семинары включают в себя обучение по монтажу, моделированию работы приборов в реальных условиях, вопросы диагностики и сравнения разных технологий.
There are also municipal roads which comprise different surfaces.
Есть также сеть муниципальных дорог, которые включают в себя дороги с различными покрытиями.
Currently, total tobacco taxes comprise 82% of the retail price.
В настоящее время общая величина налогов на табачные изделия составляет 82% от розничной цены.
Health-related decisions comprise both short- and medium-term measures.
Решения по вопросам здравоохранения включают как краткосрочные, так и среднесрочные меры.
Biofuels for transport comprise ethanol and biodiesel.
Биотопливо в транспортном секторе включает этанол и биодизельное топливо.
They comprise two thirds of the visible minority population.
Они составляют две трети населения, относящегося к «видимым» меньшинствам.
Counterfeit products are estimated to comprise 5-7% of global commerce.
По оценкам доля поддельных изделий составляет 5-7% от всего оборота мировой торговли.
Though they comprise 500-600 distinct groups, aboriginal people possess…
Несмотря на то, что они составляют 500-600 различных групп, коренные жители обладают некоторыми объединяющими звеньями.
The core may comprise at least one granular material.
Ядро может содержать, по меньшей мере, один гранулированный материал.
Regular Resources expenditures comprise two components: programme and support budget.
Расходы по разделу регулярных ресурсов включают два компонента: программу и бюджет вспомогательных расходов.
Syrian refugees now comprise one-third of all Lebanese public-school students.
В настоящее время, сирийские беженцы составляют одну треть всех учащихся государственных школ Ливии.
Individuals comprise 95 % of all connections to Tricolor’s satellite Internet.
Физические лица составляют 95 % от всех подключений к спутниковому интернету «Триколора».
In some embodiments, oligonucleotides comprise only nucleotide analogs and do not comprise conventional nucleotides.
В некоторых вариантах реализации олигонуклеотиды содержат только аналоги нуклеотидов и не содержат стандартные нуклеотиды.
The airplanes found today comprise of 50% composite materials.
К примеру, самолеты ведущих авиастроителей уже на 50% состоят из композиционных материалов.
Products like mobile phones comprise many interdependent systems and subsystems.
В таких продуктах, как мобильные телефоны, содержится множество взаимозависимых систем и подсистем.
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Other forms: comprised; comprising; comprises
When something comprises other things, it is made up of them or formed from them. The periodic table comprises 118 elements, because the whole comprises the parts.
In its traditional use, the word comprise is the opposite of compose: if A comprises X, Y, and Z, then X, Y, and Z compose A. But because compose and comprise sound so much alike, people have long confused the two. So now you often hear things like «The band is comprised of a guitarist, a bassist, and a hairy drummer,» whereas sticklers would prefer «is composed of» in that sentence. The word is undergoing a usage shift, making it just as hairy as that drummer!
Definitions of comprise
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“The land he conquered
comprised several provinces”-
synonyms:
consist
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have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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include or contain; have as a component
“A totally new idea is
comprised in this paper”-
synonyms:
contain, incorporate
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“These few men
comprise his entire army”-
synonyms:
be, constitute, make up, represent
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compose / comprise
Compose is to make up a whole, and comprise is to contain parts. Poodles compose the dog class because the class comprises poodles. The parts compose the whole, and the whole comprises the parts. Confused? Everybody else is!
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comprise
1) включа́ть, заключа́ть в себе́, охва́тывать
2) содержа́ть; вмеща́ть;
3) входи́ть в соста́в
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > comprise
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comprise
Персональный Сократ > comprise
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comprise of
Персональный Сократ > comprise of
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comprise
[kəmˈpraɪz]
comprise включать, заключать в себе, охватывать; this dictionary comprises about 60 000 words в этом словаре около 60 000 слов comprise включать comprise входить в состав comprise охватывать comprise содержать; вмещать comprise составлять comprise состоять из comprise включать, заключать в себе, охватывать; this dictionary comprises about 60 000 words в этом словаре около 60 000 слов
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Англо-русский синонимический словарь > comprise
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comprise
kəmˈpraɪz гл.
1) включать, заключать в себе, содержать Syn: include
2) обобщать, суммировать Syn: sum up
3) составлять( о количестве чего-л., кого-л.) About 7 percent of American military forces are comprised of women. ≈ Около семи процентов личного состава американских вооруженных сил составляют женщины. Syn: compose, constitute
включать, заключать в себе, составлять;
охватывать;
состоять из;
— his course of study *s English, French, history and mathematics в программу его занятий входят английский язык, французский язык, история и математика;
— the examination *s several tests экзамен состоит из нескольких проверочных работ;
— the family *s five sons в семье пять сыновей;
— the Examining Board *s several members экзаменационная комиссия сосоит из нескольких членов входить в состав;
— the chapters that * part one главы, которые составляют первую часть
comprise включать, заключать в себе, охватывать;
this dictionary comprises about 60 000 words в этом словаре около 60 000 слов ~ включать ~ входить в состав ~ охватывать ~ содержать;
вмещать ~ составлять ~ состоять из
comprise включать, заключать в себе, охватывать;
this dictionary comprises about 60 000 words в этом словаре около 60 000 словБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > comprise
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CONTAIN, HOLD, COMPRISE, CONSIST OF
Contain означает ‘иметь внутри, содержать в себе’: box containing apples, bookcase containing books, report containing valuable proposals. Hold имеет значение ‘вмещать’ и может употребляться вместо contain, однако, в отличие от contain, hold имеет в виду потенциальную емкость, вместимость какого-нибудь сосуда, помещения и т. д., а не фактическое наличие в нем содержимого. Ср. bookcase holding 200 books ‘книжный шкаф, в «который можно поместить 200 книг’ и bookcase containing 200 books ‘книжный шкаф, в котором находится 200 книг’. Comprise означает ‘включать, охватывать’: course of study comprising literature, history and languages; dictionary comprising 60,000 words. Consist of имеет значение ‘состоять из, быть сделанным из’: most cakes consist of flour, sugar, eggs and milk.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > comprise
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comprise
1. v включать, заключать в себе, составлять; охватывать; состоять из
his course of study comprises English, French, history and mathematics — в программу его занятий входят английский язык, французский язык, история и математика
2. v входить в состав
Синонимический ряд:
2. have (verb) be composed of; comprehend; consist of; contain; embody; embrace; encompass; have; hold; include; incorporate; involve; subsume; take in
Антонимический ряд:
exclude; fall short; lack; want
English-Russian base dictionary > comprise
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comprise
[kəmʹpraız]
1) включать, заключать в себе, составлять; охватывать; состоять из
his course of study comprises English, French, history and mathematics — в программу его занятий входят английский язык, французский язык, история и математика
the examination comprises several tests — экзамен состоит из нескольких проверочных работ
the Examining Board comprises several members — экзаменационная комиссия состоит из нескольких членов
2) входить в состав
the chapters that comprise part one — главы, которые составляют первую часть
НБАРС > comprise
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English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > comprise
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comprise
kəmˈpraɪzсодержать, включать, заключать в себе
Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > comprise
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comprise of
English-Russian dictionary of geology > comprise of
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comprise
[kəm’praɪz]
4) Дипломатический термин: включить
9) Золотодобыча: составлять
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > comprise
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comprise (of)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > comprise (of)
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comprise of
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comprise
[kəm`praɪz]
включать, заключать в себе, содержать
обобщать, суммировать
составлять
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > comprise
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включать в себя; охватывать; составлять
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включать; заключать в себе; содержать; быть выполненным в виде
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включать в себя; заключать в себе; содержать; быть выполненным в виде
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заключать; содержать в себе; состоять ()
English-Russian dictionary of terminology cable technology > comprise
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comprise — 1. Comprise is often confused with compose, consist, and constitute. All four words are used to describe how parts make up a whole, but they start from different ends of the equation. Comprise has the whole as its subject and its parts as the… … Modern English usage
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Comprise — Com*prise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprising}.] [From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of comprendre, L. comprehendere. See {Comprehend}.] To comprehend; to include. [1913 Webster] Comprise much matter in few words. Hocker … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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comprise — I verb aggregate, amount to, be composed of, be formed of, be made of, consist of, constitute, contain, embody, embrace, encapsulate, encompass, hold, include, incorporate, involve, subsume, total associated concepts: comprising a cause of action … Law dictionary
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comprise — ► VERB 1) be made up of; consist of. 2) (also be comprised of) make up; constitute. USAGE Traditionally, comprise means ‘consist of’ and should not be used to mean ‘constitute or make up (a whole)’. However, a passive use of comprise is becoming… … English terms dictionary
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comprise — early 15c., to include, from O.Fr. compris, pp. of comprendre to contain, comprise (12c.), from L. comprehendere (see COMPREHEND (Cf. comprehend)). Related: Comprised; comprising … Etymology dictionary
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comprise — UK US /kəmˈpraɪz/ verb [T] ► to have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members: »Teams are created to work on one specific project, and are comprised of people who have very different skills. »Manufacturing comprises 14% of the state s … Financial and business terms
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comprise — [v] make up, consist of add up to, amount to, be composed of, be contained in, compass, compose, comprehend, constitute, contain, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, engross, form, hold, include, incorporate, involve, span,… … New thesaurus
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comprise — [kəm prīz′] vt. comprised, comprising [ME comprisen < OFr compris, pp. of comprendre < L comprehendere,COMPREHEND] 1. to include; contain 2. to consist of; be composed of [a nation comprising thirteen states] 3. to make up; form; constitute … English World dictionary
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comprise — verb (not in progressive) formal 1 (linking verb) to consist of particular parts, groups etc: The house comprises 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. | be comprised of: The city s population is largely comprised of Asians and Europeans. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Comprise — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Comprise (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on Comprise instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/Comprise … Wikipedia
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comprise — /kəmˈpraɪz / (say kuhm pruyz) verb (t) (comprised, comprising) 1. to comprehend; include; contain: an analysis comprising all the data to hand. 2. to consist of; be composed of: *Mr Namaliu said the security forces, which comprise troops, police… …
comprise
to include all; contain: Fifty states comprise the Union.
Not to be confused with:
compose – create or put together; constitute; to calm one’s mind or body: After the accident, it took me a long time to compose myself.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
com·prise
(kəm-prīz′)
tr.v. com·prised, com·pris·ing, com·pris·es
1. To be composed of or contain: The staff comprises eight physicians, two dozen nurses, and various administrative people. See Synonyms at include.
2. Usage Problem To compose; make up; constitute: the countries and territories that comprised the British Empire.
[Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, to include, from Latin comprehendere, comprēndere; see comprehend.]
com·pris′a·ble adj.
Usage Note: The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or make up) the Union. Even though many writers maintain this distinction, comprise is often used in place of compose, especially in the passive: The Union is comprised of 50 states. Our surveys show that opposition to this usage has abated but has not disappeared. In the 1960s, 53 percent of the Usage Panel found this usage unacceptable; by 1996, the proportion objecting had declined to 35 percent; and by 2011, it had fallen a bit more, to 32 percent. See Usage Note at include.
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comprise
(kəmˈpraɪz)
vb (tr)
1. to include; contain
2. to constitute the whole of; consist of: her singing comprised the entertainment.
[C15: from French compris included, understood, from comprendre to comprehend]
comˈprisable adj
comˈprisal n
Usage: The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of) 500 000 books and manuscripts
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
com•prise
(kəmˈpraɪz)
v.t. -prised, -pris•ing.
1. to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several 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.
Idioms:
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of: The sales network is comprised of independent outlets and chain stores.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French compris, past participle of comprendre < Latin comprehēndere; see comprehend]
com•pris′a•ble, adj.
com•pris′al, n.
usage: comprise has had an interesting history of sense development. In addition to its original senses, dating from the 15th century, “to include” and “to consist of” (The United States of America comprises 50 states), comprise has had since the late 18th century the meaning “to form or constitute” (Fifty states comprise the United States of America). Since the late 19th century it has also been used in passive constructions with a sense synonymous with one of its original meanings, “to consist of, be composed of”: The United States of America is comprised of 50 states. These later uses are often criticized, but they occur with increasing frequency even in formal speech and edited writing.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
comprise
1. ‘comprise’
You say that something comprises particular things when you are mentioning all its parts.
The village’s facilities comprised one public toilet and two telephones.
2. ‘be composed of’ and ‘consist of’
You can also say that something is composed of or consists of particular things. There is no difference in meaning.
The body is composed of many kinds of cells, such as muscle, bone, nerve, and fat.
The committee consists of scientists and engineers.
Be Careful!
Don’t use a passive form of consist of. Don’t say, for example, ‘The committee is consisted of scientists and engineers‘.
3. ‘constitute’
Constitute works in the opposite way to the verbs just mentioned. If a number of things or people constitute something, they are the parts or members that form it.
Volunteers constitute more than 95% of The Center’s work force.
4. ‘make up’
Make up can be used in either an active or passive form. In its active form, it has the same meaning as constitute.
Women made up two-fifths of the audience.
In its passive form, it is followed by of and has the same meaning as be composed of.
All substances are made up of molecules.
Nearly half the Congress is made up of lawyers.
Be Careful!
Don’t use a progressive form of any of these verbs. Don’t say, for example, ‘The committee is consisting of scientists and engineers‘.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
comprise
Past participle: comprised
Gerund: comprising
| Imperative |
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| comprise |
| comprise |
| Present |
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| I comprise |
| you comprise |
| he/she/it comprises |
| we comprise |
| you comprise |
| they comprise |
| Preterite |
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| I comprised |
| you comprised |
| he/she/it comprised |
| we comprised |
| you comprised |
| they comprised |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am comprising |
| you are comprising |
| he/she/it is comprising |
| we are comprising |
| you are comprising |
| they are comprising |
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| I have comprised |
| you have comprised |
| he/she/it has comprised |
| we have comprised |
| you have comprised |
| they have comprised |
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| I was comprising |
| you were comprising |
| he/she/it was comprising |
| we were comprising |
| you were comprising |
| they were comprising |
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| I had comprised |
| you had comprised |
| he/she/it had comprised |
| we had comprised |
| you had comprised |
| they had comprised |
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| I will comprise |
| you will comprise |
| he/she/it will comprise |
| we will comprise |
| you will comprise |
| they will comprise |
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| I will have comprised |
| you will have comprised |
| he/she/it will have comprised |
| we will have comprised |
| you will have comprised |
| they will have comprised |
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| I will be comprising |
| you will be comprising |
| he/she/it will be comprising |
| we will be comprising |
| you will be comprising |
| they will be comprising |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been comprising |
| you have been comprising |
| he/she/it has been comprising |
| we have been comprising |
| you have been comprising |
| they have been comprising |
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| I will have been comprising |
| you will have been comprising |
| he/she/it will have been comprising |
| we will have been comprising |
| you will have been comprising |
| they will have been comprising |
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| I had been comprising |
| you had been comprising |
| he/she/it had been comprising |
| we had been comprising |
| you had been comprising |
| they had been comprising |
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| I would comprise |
| you would comprise |
| he/she/it would comprise |
| we would comprise |
| you would comprise |
| they would comprise |
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| I would have comprised |
| you would have comprised |
| he/she/it would have comprised |
| we would have comprised |
| you would have comprised |
| they would have comprised |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | comprise — be composed of; «The land he conquered comprised several provinces»; «What does this dish consist of?»
be — have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); «John is rich»; «This is not a good answer» |
| 2. | comprise — include or contain; have as a component; «A totally new idea is comprised in this paper»; «The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s»
include — have as a part, be made up out of; «The list includes the names of many famous writers» |
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| 3. | comprise — form or compose; «This money is my only income»; «The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance»; «These constitute my entire belonging»; «The children made up the chorus»; «This sum represents my entire income for a year»; «These few men comprise his entire army»
make — constitute the essence of; «Clothes make the man» compose — form the substance of; «Greed and ambition composed his personality» form, constitute, make — to compose or represent:»This wall forms the background of the stage setting»; «The branches made a roof»; «This makes a fine introduction» straddle, range — range or extend over; occupy a certain area; «The plants straddle the entire state» fall into, fall under — be included in or classified as; «This falls under the rubric ‘various'» pose, present — introduce; «This poses an interesting question» supplement — serve as a supplement to; «Vitamins supplemented his meager diet» |
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comprise
verb
2. make up, form, constitute, compose Women comprise 44% of hospital medical staff.
Usage: The use of of after comprise should be avoided: the library comprises (not comprises of) 6500,000 books and manuscripts. Consist, however, should be followed by of when used in this way: Her crew consisted of children from Devon and Cornwall.
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comprise
verb
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English comprisen, from Old French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus (“to comprehend”); see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kəmˈpɹaɪz/
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Verb[edit]
comprise (third-person singular simple present comprises, present participle comprising, simple past and past participle comprised)
- (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).[usage 1] [from the earlier 15th c.]
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The whole comprises the parts.
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The parts are comprised by the whole.
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2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1-0 Everton”, in BBC Sport:
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Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back — their defence comprising four centre-halves — and the lack of width was hindering their progress.
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- (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute.[usage 2][usage 3] [from the late 18th c.]
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The whole is comprised of the parts.
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The parts comprise the whole.
- 1657, Isaac Barrow, Data (Euclid) (translation), Prop. XXX
- «Seeing then the angles comprised of equal right lines are equal, we have found the angle FDE equal to the angle ABC.»
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- Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local colour) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.
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- To contain or embrace. [from the earlier 15th c.]
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Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
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- (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.[usage 4]
- Coordinate term: compose (close-ended)
Usage notes[edit]
- ^ In most varieties of English, using of in the active voice is generally treated as incorrect. Constructions like the UK comprises of four countries and four countries comprise of the UK are proscribed. Some Asian dialects are exceptions, though, including Malaysian English (quite commonly), and to varying degrees Indian, Singaporean, and others.
- ^ Traditionally, the whole comprised its parts, whereas the parts composed the whole. The Associated Press Stylebook advises journalists to maintain this distinction. For the parts to comprise the whole is sometimes considered incorrect. According to Webster’s Dictionary, it was originally usually found in technical writings, but Webster’s indicates that it is becoming increasingly common in nontechnical literature as well. The American Heritage Dictionary and Random House Dictionary also state that it is an increasingly frequent and accepted usage.
- ^ In the passive voice, the use of of with comprise (is/are comprised of) may be regarded as tautological because the same meaning can be expressed in the active (comprises) without of, or with composed of, which is both synonymous and non-tautological (since compose in this sense always requires of).
- ^ In most jurisdictions, comprising is open-ended, as in nonexhaustive, but may be presumed to be a close-ended listing in other jurisdictions.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to compose): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
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- comprehensive
Translations[edit]
include
- Bulgarian: включвам (bg) (vključvam), обхващам (bg) (obhvaštam)
- Czech: obsahovat (cs), zahrnovat (cs) impf
- Dutch: bevatten (nl)
- Finnish: sisältää (fi)
- French: comprendre (fr)
- German: beinhalten (de)
- Hebrew: הכיל (he) (hekhíl)
- Italian: comprendere (it), includere (it)
- Latin: teneo (la)
- Polish: zawierać (pl)
- Portuguese: conter (pt)
- Russian: включа́ть (ru) n (vključátʹ), содержа́ть (ru) n (soderžátʹ)
- Ukrainian: містити (mistyty)
compose
- Bulgarian: състоя се (sǎstoja se)
- Czech: tvořit (cs) impf (celek)
- Dutch: uitmaken (nl), vormen (nl)
- French: être composé de
- Portuguese: compor (pt)
- Russian: содержа́ть (ru) n (soderžátʹ)
- Swedish: bestå av, utgöras av
Further reading[edit]
comprised of on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - comprise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “comprise”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
- perosmic
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
comprise f sg
- feminine singular of the past participle of comprendre
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Defenition of the word comprise
- To be composed, formed, or made up.
- be composed of; «The land he conquered comprised several provinces»
- form or compose; «This money is my only income»; «The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance»; «These constitute my entire belonging»; «The children made up the chorus»; «This sum represents my entire income for a year»; «These few men comprise his entire army»
- include or contain; have as a component; «A totally new idea is comprised in this paper»; «The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s»
- form or compose; «This money is my only income»; «The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance»; «These constitute my entire belonging»; «The children made up the chorus»; «This sum represents my entire income for a year»; «These few men comprise h
- include or contain; have as a component; «A totally new idea is comprised in this paper»; «The record contains many old songs from the 1930»s»
- be composed of; «The land he conquered comprised several provinces»; «What does this dish consist of?»
- form or compose
- include or contain; have as a component
- be composed of
Synonyms for the word comprise
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- be
- consist in
- consist of
- constitute
- contain
- incorporate
- make up
- represent
Hyponyms for the word comprise
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- compose
- constitute
- fall into
- fall under
- form
- make
- pose
- present
- range
- straddle
- supplement
Hypernyms for the word comprise
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- be
- include
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 com•prise /kəmˈpraɪz/USA pronunciation
Idioms
com•pris•al, n. [uncountable]See -pris-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 com•prise
com•pris′a•ble, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/ vb (transitive)
Etymology: 15th Century: from French compris included, understood, from comprendre to comprehend comˈprisable adj USAGE ‘comprise‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): |
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