"comprise" meaning in English

See comprise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpraɪz/ Audio: en-us-comprise.ogg [US] Forms: comprise [canonical], comprises [third-person, singular], comprised [past], comprised [past, participle], comprising [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|compris|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x comprises y, y is part of x.
    Sense id: simple-comprise-en-verb-7EVxFs89
  2. If x comprises y, y is all the things that, together, make x.
    Sense id: simple-comprise-en-verb-hnMX-VQC
  3. If x comprises y, x is all the things that, together, make y.
    Sense id: simple-comprise-en-verb-fiOZhdXU
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