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to include all; contain: Fifty states comprise the Union.
Not to be confused with:


tr.v. com·prised, com·pris·ing, com·pris·es
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.


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



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.
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.
syn: See include.


1. 'comprise'


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'.


Past participle: comprised
Gerund: comprising

I comprise
you comprise
he/she/it comprises
we comprise
you comprise
they comprise
I comprised
you comprised
he/she/it comprised
we comprised
you comprised
they comprised
Present Continuous
I am comprising
you are comprising
he/she/it is comprising
we are comprising
you are comprising
they are comprising
Present Perfect
I have comprised
you have comprised
he/she/it has comprised
we have comprised
you have comprised
they have comprised
Past Continuous
I was comprising
you were comprising
he/she/it was comprising
we were comprising
you were comprising
they were comprising
Past Perfect
I had comprised
you had comprised
he/she/it had comprised
we had comprised
you had comprised
they had comprised
I will comprise
you will comprise
he/she/it will comprise
we will comprise
you will comprise
they will comprise
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
I would comprise
you would comprise
he/she/it would comprise
we would comprise
you would comprise
they would comprise
Past Conditional
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
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1. be composed of, include, contain, consist of, take in, embrace, encompass, comprehend The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours.
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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[kəmˈpraɪz] VT (= include) → comprender; (= be made up of) → constar de, consistir en


[kəmˈpraɪz] vt
(= consist of) → comprendre
to be comprised of → comprendre
(= make up) → constituer



[kəmˈpraɪz] vt (also be comprised of) (be made up of) → comprendere; (make up) → costituire


(kəmˈpraiz) verb
to contain or consist of. Her family comprises two sons and a daughter.

The team comprises (not comprises of) five members.
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