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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The Election Commission, a three-member body comprising the chief election commissioner and two election commissioners, defended its decision-making process, saying differing views were part of institutional functioning and that decisions had ultimately been taken unanimously.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Last year, Anthropic spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure, comprising over half of its $12.65 billion in total operating expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The average pay for a starting specialist—a positional grouping comprising mostly kickers and punters—in a Power Four football conference this season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The agricultural economy was based on a seasonal cycle of production, comprising long months of cultivation followed by short peak periods of harvest.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
