American English pronunciation
How to pronounce comprising
IPA transcription: [kəmp'ɹaɪzɪŋ]
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Verb
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form or compose
“This money is my only income”
“The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance”
“These constitute my entire belonging”
“The children made up the chorus”
“This sum represents my entire income for a year”
“These few men comprise his entire army”
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include or contain; have as a component
“A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”
“The record contains many old songs from the 1930's”
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be composed of
“The land he conquered comprised several provinces”
“What does this dish consist of?”
Usage examples
- Comprising all men capable of bearing arms.
- Comprising all men capable of bearing arms.
- The control system is usually simple to learn, comprising as little as two buttons.
- It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District.
- Comprising all men capable of bearing arms.
- It has a reduced form, comprising just a single row of teeth.
- Comprising all men capable of bearing arms.
- The group contains four subfamilies comprising thirteen genera.
- Bapende dancers often wear traditional costumes comprising colorful masks and attire made from raffia.
- comprising all men capable of bearing arms