"comprise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ Audio: en-us-comprise.ogg [US] Forms: comprises [present, singular, third-person], comprising [participle, present], comprised [participle, past], comprised [past]
Rhymes: -aɪz Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰed-}}, {{inh|en|enm|comprisen}} Middle English comprisen, {{der|en|fro|compris}} Old French compris, {{m|fro|comprendre}} comprendre, {{der|en|la|comprehendere}} Latin comprehendere, {{m|la|comprendere}} comprendere, {{m|la|comprehensus||to comprehend}} comprehensus (“to comprehend”), {{m|en|comprehend}} comprehend, {{m|en|apprise}} apprise, {{m|en|reprise}} reprise, {{m|en|surprise}} surprise Head templates: {{en-verb}} comprise (third-person singular simple present comprises, present participle comprising, simple past and past participle comprised)
  1. (transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). Tags: transitive Translations (be made up of): състоя се (sǎstoja se) (Bulgarian), обхващам (obhvaštam) (Bulgarian), съдържам (sǎdǎržam) (Bulgarian), skládat se (Czech), bevatten (Dutch), omvatten (Dutch), ampleksi (Esperanto), käsittää (Finnish), contenir (French), comprendre (French), bestehen aus (German), כלל (kalál) (Hebrew), consistere (Italian), comprendere (Italian), bestå av (Norwegian), omfatte (Norwegian), składać się (Polish), consistir (Portuguese), resumir (Portuguese), compreender (Portuguese), obsegati (Slovene), sestati iz (Slovene), comprender (Spanish), складатися із (skladatysja iz) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-comprise-en-verb-T9MW8YzS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 4 6 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 5 7 23 Disambiguation of 'be made up of': 62 4 2 32
  2. (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute. Tags: passive, proscribed, sometimes, usually Synonyms (to compose): form Translations (compose): състоя се (sǎstoja se) (Bulgarian), tvořit (celek) [imperfective] (Czech), uitmaken (Dutch), vormen (Dutch), être composé de (French), comporre (Italian), compor (Portuguese), содержа́ть (soderžátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), bestå av (Swedish), utgöras av (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-comprise-en-verb-0oL0huxS Disambiguation of 'to compose': 6 88 1 5 Disambiguation of 'compose': 7 86 2 6
  3. To contain or embrace.
    Sense id: en-comprise-en-verb-rHqHfsU~
  4. (patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention. Categories (topical): Patent law Translations (include): включвам (vključvam) (Bulgarian), обхващам (obhvaštam) (Bulgarian), obsahovat (Czech), zahrnovat [imperfective] (Czech), bevatten (Dutch), sisältää (Finnish), comprendre (French), beinhalten (German), הכיל (hekhíl) (Hebrew), comprendere (Italian), includere (Italian), teneo (Latin), zawierać (Polish), conter (Portuguese), включа́ть (vključátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), содержа́ть (soderžátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), містити (mistyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-comprise-en-verb-GJLbagqM Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law Disambiguation of 'include': 7 5 14 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: make up, compose Related terms: comprehensive

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-comprise.wav [Canada]
Head templates: {{head|fr|past participle form|g=f-s}} comprise f sg
  1. feminine singular of compris Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, singular Form of: compris
    Sense id: en-comprise-fr-verb-SsdT4qNJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "comprendre"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "be made up of",
      "word": "כלל"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "consistere"
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      "word": "comprendere"
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      "word": "składać się"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "consistir"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "uk",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "it",
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