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Comprise
comprise
(comprises, comprising, comprised) 1. If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members. (FORMAL) The special cabinet committee comprises Mr Brown, Mr Mandelson, and Mr Straw... The task force is comprised of congressional leaders, cabinet heads and administration officials... A crowd comprised of the wives and children of scientists staged a demonstration. VERB: V n, be V-ed of n, V-ed 2. The things or people that comprise something are the parts or members that form it. (FORMAL) Women comprise 44% of hospital medical staff. = form, make up VERB: V n
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transitive verb (~d; comprising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French compris, past participle of comprendre, from Latin comprehendere Date: 15th century 1. to include especially within a particular scope civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have ~d the changes that are now associated in our minds with “developed” rather than “developing” states — Times Literary Supplement 2. to be made up of a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings — Jane Jacobs 3. compose, constitute a misconception as to what ~s a literary generation — William Styron about 8 percent of our military forces are ~d of women — Jimmy Carter Usage: Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 3 is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage: sense 3 is somewhat more frequent in recent literary use than the earlier senses. You should be aware, however, that if you use sense 3 you may be subject to criticism for doing so, and you may want to choose a safer synonym such as compose or make up. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 include; comprehend. 2 consist of, be composed of (the book comprises 350 pages). 3 disp. make up, compose (the essays comprise his total work). Derivatives comprisable adj. Etymology: ME f. F, fem. past part. of comprendre comprehend ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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включать; заключать в себе; содержать; быть выполненным в виде COMPRISE гл. содержать, включать, заключать в себе ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. включать, заключать в себе, составлять; охватывать; состоять из his course of study comprises English, French, history and mathematics —- в программу его занятий входят английский язык, французский язык, история и математика the examination comprises several tests —- экзамен состоит из нескольких проверочных работ the family comprises five sons —- в семье пять сыновей the Examining Board comprises several members —- экзаменационная комиссия сосоит из нескольких членов 2. входить в состав the chapters that comprise part one —- главы, которые составляют первую часть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) включать, заключать в себе, охватывать this dictionary comprises about 60 000 words - в этом словаре около 60 000 слов 2) содержать; вмещать 3) входить в состав Syn: see include ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v (not in progressive) formal 1 linking verb to consist of particular parts, groups etc (The house comprises 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room. | be comprised of) (The city's population is largely comprised of Asians and Europeans.) 2 if different people or things comprise something they combine together to form it (Women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers.) (- see also constitute) ( USAGE NOTE: COMPRISE WORD CHOICE make up, consist of, compose, comprise, include, constitute Things consist of or are made up of a series of parts, or more formally are composed of/comprise all their parts New York City comprises Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island .| a street composed mainly of detached houses (NOT composed by/from)| a family made up of six people | Dinner consisted of a starter, a main course and a dessert (NOT consisted in/on or was consisted of). You will sometimes hear native speakers using comprise with of, but some people think this is incorrect The company comprises of/is comprised of five divisions. If you only mention some of the parts, you use include New York City includes Brooklyn and Queens. .All the parts of something together make up or more formally) constitute or (less frequently comprise the whole Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island constitute/comprise New York City .| How many people make up a basket ball team? GRAMMAR These words are not used in progressive tenses in these meanings. ) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1425, from O.Fr. compris, pp. of comprendre "to contain, comprise," from L. comprehendere (see comprehend). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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