compile
verb (used with object)
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
am compiling
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present progressiveof compile (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In the belief that the "crank" letter is a phenomenon of definite interest both psychologically and socially, I am compiling a collection of representative specimens.
From Time Magazine Archive
I depend upon his co-operation for much of the information I am putting into it, as I am compiling a series of personal experiences with him.
From Professor Huskins by Lettie M. Cummings
Still it is often seen in great perfection, and I am compiling this description from outlines and notes of a large number that were very fine.
From American Pomology Apples by J. A. Warder
"I am compiling a new work on zoology, and will devote a chapter to the species of animal you have mentioned."
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
