comprise
verb (used with object)
to include or contain.
comprising
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present participleof comprise.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Another 36,600 arrived from the U.S. in July, up 15% from last year and comprising a third of total visitors, according to the ministry and the Central Bureau of Statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Enhanced formats made up 53% of the domestic weekend’s total, with both film and digital Imax revenue comprising 23.8%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
The number of leveraged ETF launches in particular surged in June to 117, comprising almost half the total 239 exchange-traded funds launched that month in the U.S., according to data provided by Morningstar.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The proposed schedule changes will mean that the world's leading golfers will play on the the PGA Tour's "Championship Series" in tournaments comprising 120-man fields.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
This confederacy incorporated six widely dispersed nations comprising thousands of agricultural villages and hunting grounds in what are currently known as New York, Pennsylvania, and Quebec.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
