comprise

Intermediatezipf 3.62

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpraɪz/(kum-PRIZE)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

包含；由…组成（整体包含部分）

Definition

To be made up of; to consist of.

Word family

  • (no major derivatives)

Collocations

  • comprise elements
  • comprise members
  • the team comprises
  • the collection comprises

Examples

  1. 1.The committee comprises five elected members. (is made up of)
  2. 2.Women comprise 60% of the workforce. (make up)

Synonyms

  • consist of /kənˈsɪst ɒv/ (be made up of)
  • encompass/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/— include a wide range
  • constitute/ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt/— the parts form the whole

Etymology

from French "compris" = included, understood — com- (together) + prehendere (to grasp)