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{
"term": "comprise",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "comprise",
"heSheIt": "comprises"
},
"pastSimple": "comprised",
"pastParticiple": "comprised",
"ingForm": ""
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to have somebody/something as parts or members",
"sensetop": "comprise somethingbe comprised of somebody/something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The collection comprises 327 paintings.",
"contextForm": "comprise something"
},
{
"text": "a book comprising eight short stories"
},
{
"text": "The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors.",
"contextForm": "be comprised of somebody/something"
}
],
"synonyms": "consist of"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be the parts or members that form something",
"sensetop": "comprise something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪz/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprise__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪz/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprises__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzd/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprised__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprising__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪz/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprise__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪz/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprises__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzd/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprised__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
"audio": "co/comprise/comprising__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French, ‘comprised’, feminine past participle of comprendre, from Old French comprehender, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’."
}