"compound" meaning in English

See compound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ [UK], /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-compound.ogg [US] Forms: compound [singular], compounds [plural]
enPR: kŏm'pound [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A compound is a material made of a number of other materials.
    Sense id: simple-compound-en-noun-cxlNJI1R
  2. A compound is a mixture.
    Sense id: simple-compound-en-noun-FhqtNDvQ
  3. A compound is a group of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall.
    Sense id: simple-compound-en-noun-8nwniGuw

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/ [UK], /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ [US] Audio: en-us-compound.ogg [US] Forms: compound [canonical], compounds [third-person, singular], compounded [past], compounded [past, participle], compounding [present, participle]
enPR: kŏm'pound [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is compounded, it is added to.
    Sense id: simple-compound-en-verb-zFjTs2BX
  2. If interest is compounded, it is paid on earlier interest payments.
    Sense id: simple-compound-en-verb-BSXgo3aY
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