compose
verb (used with object)
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements.
has composed
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present perfectof compose (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Castillo has composed and recorded dozens of rap songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Schwartz has composed an American time capsule of Broadway pop, with as much variety as “Wicked” though with less bombast and no real standout blockbuster numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has composed a classical piece of work that is a "love letter" to her home city of Birmingham.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
A geo-environmental scientist from Japan has composed a string quartet using sonified climate data.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
When he has got to work he keeps right on, seldom re-reading what he has composed.
From Methods of Authors by Hugo Erichsen
