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- Dictionarycomprise/kəmˈprʌɪz/
verb
- 1. consist of; be made up of: "the country comprises twenty states" Similar
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to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of: The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD. to be the parts or members of something; to make up something: Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class. The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
The meaning of COMPRISE is to be made up of. How to use comprise in a sentence. Did you know? Comprise vs. Compose: Usage Guide
to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of: The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD. to be the parts or members of something; to make up something: Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class. The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.
The main meaning of comprise is ‘have somebody/something as parts or members’. You can use it in two forms: as comprise with an object: The country comprises 20 states. Or you can use it in the passive form be comprised of somebody/something, which has the same meaning: The country is comprised of twenty states.
Comprise definition: to include or contain. See examples of COMPRISE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to include; contain 2. to constitute the whole of; consist of.... Click for more definitions.
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.
