comprise
/kəmˈpɹaɪz/
comprise verb: to be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
Verb
comprise (third-person singular simple present comprises, present participle comprising, simple past and past participle comprised)
- To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
- Near-synonyms: subsume, contain, include, embrace, comprehend
- The whole comprises the parts.
- Synonyms:
- subsume, contain, include, embrace, comprehend
- To compose; to constitute.
- Near-synonym: make up
- The whole is comprised of the parts.
- To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
- (close-ended)
comprise meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
comprise in Tamil
- அடக்கி இரு, உள்கொண்டிரு, உள்ளடக்கு
comprise in Urdu
- مشتمل ہونا
comprise in Bengali
- গঠিত হওয়া
comprise in Malayalam
- അടക്കിയിരിക്കുക, ഒന്നാവുക, ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുക, ചേരുക
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- comprise in Kannada
- ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳು, ಅಡಕಮಾಡು, ಅಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಉಳ್ಳದ್ದಾಗಿರು
Examples of comprise in a sentence
- The parts are comprised by the whole.
- Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.
- The parts comprise the whole.
Synonyms of comprise
Forms of comprise
| third-person singular present | comprises |
|---|---|
| present participle | comprising |
| past participle | comprised |
| past | comprised |
| alternative form (rare) | comprize |
Origin of comprise
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.
Words formed from comprise
Words that rhyme with comprise
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- arise
- capsize
- guise
- revise
- abscise
- agrise
- apprise
- chastise
- despise
- flys
- guys
- lyse
- palatalize
- pies
- prise
- skies
- snies
- sties
- supplies
- surmise
- ties
- tries
- velarize
- aguise
- applies
- authorize
- ayes
- belies
- brise
- buys
- byes
- complies
- cries
- dies
- dries
- dyes
- excise
- eyes
- flies
- flyes
- four eyes
- frankenpies
- fries
- Frise
- hies
- highs
- home fries
- i's
Questions about comprise
- What does comprise mean?
- Comprise means to be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
- What is comprise in Tamil?
- Comprise in Tamil is அடக்கி இரு, உள்கொண்டிரு, உள்ளடக்கு. See Comprise meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use comprise in a sentence?
- The parts are comprised by the whole.
- What part of speech is comprise?
- Comprise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce comprise?
- Comprise is pronounced /kəmˈpɹaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of comprise?
- The past tense of comprise is comprised.
Words near comprise in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: comprise (page history and authors); comprise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); comprise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); comprise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); comprise (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); comprise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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