comprise
verb (used with object)
to include or contain.
comprises
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present tense formof comprise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Undergraduate education comprises three elements: students, teachers and classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The work, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is part of a wider Lost Woods restoration programme which Epsom said comprises "19 individual projects".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
As Herzog moves the sisters between reality and film’s dreamy latter half, he plunges into the fizzy static that comprises their cosmic connection, examining their solitude as only he can.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lucas Museum’s Chief Executive Tracey Bates said “Star Wars” comprises only 7% of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions, but there’s still plenty for fans — even casual ones — to sink their teeth into.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The benefit of this is, according to Edwin Gordon’s approach, to have the child experience the whole piece first, and then learn what the song comprises in detail.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
