compile
verb (used with object)
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
compiles
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present tense formof compile (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It also has a searchable public website that compiles public information on banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The editor then compiles the footage to be ready for the audience to watch the next day to record their reactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Robert Watts, who compiles the list, said this year's Rich List is "a tale of two exoduses".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
The data came from the Geneva registry and the National Agency for Cancer Registration, which compiles information from cantonal cancer registries across Switzerland.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
When he’s finished, he compiles statistics and concludes confidently that a flea’s ears are in its back legs.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
