[ US /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ ]
[ UK /kəmpɹˈa‍ɪz/ ]
VERB
  1. 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
  2. form or compose
    The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance
    This money is my only income
    This sum represents my entire income for a year
    These few men comprise his entire army
    These constitute my entire belonging
    The children made up the chorus
  3. be composed of
    What does this dish consist of?
    The land he conquered comprised several provinces
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How To Use comprise In A Sentence

  • Schedule 3 comprises a number of toxic or precursor chemicals with widespread industrial uses, such as phosgene, hydrogen cyanide, phosphorus trichloride and thionyl chloride.
  • These new forces have synchronized with the conscious policy of a certain sector of Canadian opinion which has persistently sought to detach us from that quarter of the world's orbit and the world's people comprised in the British federacy. Whither Canada
  • The 60 mostly uninhabited islands which comprise the group lie within an area only 20 miles square.
  • The series in fact comprises only two: one in the form of a monk's habit and cowl, and one depicting a pin-striped business suit and tie.
  • The launch vehicle employed comprised three stages, the first stage being the highly successful Redstone rocket.
  • For the Out Skerries comprise a group of three little islands which are conveniently arranged to form a perfect natural harbour.
  • Crucially, at the heart of this construct is the Commission, comprised of appointed technocrats ruling as benign Platonic guardians, protecting the interests of all the peoples of Europe. Democracy or stability?
  • The current appeal site comprises only the former lairage fields, lying between the rear of residential properties fronting West Road and factories to the north and east.
  • He has funded the program through his JADE Foundation, an acronym comprised of the first initials of his family: children, Jonathan and Alison, and his wife of 32 years, Ellen. Funding Art Therapy for Veterans and Trauma Victims
  • A multi-cyclone dust separator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises at least three dust separation units for separating dust stepwise from relatively larger size.
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