What does comprise mean?
Definitions for comprise
kəmˈpraɪzcom·prise
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Princeton's WordNet
consist, compriseverb
be composed of
"The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?"
incorporate, contain, compriseverb
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"
constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beverb
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"
Wiktionary
compriseverb
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
compriseverb
To include, contain or embrace.
Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
compriseverb
To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.
compriseverb
To include, contain or embrace, but not implying an exhaustive list.
Etymology: From compris, past participle of comprendre, from comprehendere, contr. comprendere, past participle comprehensus; see comprehend. Compare apprise, reprise, surprise.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Compriseverb
To contain; to comprehend; to include.
Etymology: comprendre compris, French.
The necessity of shortness causeth men to cut off impertinent discourses, and to comprise much matter in few words. Richard Hooker, b. v. sect. 32.
Do they not, under doctrine, comprehend the same that we intend by matters of faith? Do not they, under discipline, comprise the regimen of the church? Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 3.
’Tis the polluted love that multiplies;
But friendship does two souls in one comprise. Wentworth Dillon.
ChatGPT
comprise
To comprise means to consist of or be made up of certain elements or parts. It is used to indicate the whole that is formed by combining different components.
Webster Dictionary
Compriseverb
to comprehend; to include
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Comprise
kom-prīz′, v.t. to contain, include: to sum up.—adj. Compris′able.—n. Compris′al, the act of comprising.—p.adjs. Comprised′, included; Compris′ing, including. [Fr. compris, pa.p. of comprendre—L. comprehendĕre. See Comprehend.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'comprise' in Verbs Frequency: #523
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comprise in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comprise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of comprise in a Sentence
How many individuals comprise a typical flagstaff?
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
The police reaction was due to the threats that could have arisen from staging such a protest, the provocations comprise of the fact that there were calls yesterday for unsanctioned protests.
Like any systematic review, the findings are only as good as the studies that are used to comprise it, in this case, there are relatively few large studies done by a small number of researchers. Fortunately, the quality of the papers and the number of the patients overall helps to support the findings.
This decision does not comprise the final approval for this project.
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- تتألفArabic
- състоя се, съдържам, включвам, обхващамBulgarian
- obsahovatCzech
- beinhalten, bestehen ausGerman
- περιλαμβάνωGreek
- comprenderSpanish
- käsittää, sisältääFinnish
- contenir, comprendreFrench
- כלל, הכילHebrew
- consistereItalian
- מהווהHebrew
- teneoLatin
- vormen, omvatten, bevatten, uitmakenDutch
- zawierać, składać sięPolish
- compor, consistir, conterPortuguese
- содержать, включатьRussian
- bestå avSwedish
- קאַמפּרייזYiddish
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