comprise
verb (used with object)
to include or contain.
has comprised
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present perfectof comprise (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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Football has comprised almost half of total volume on Kalshi, Robinhood’s main prediction markets partner, since August.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Streaming has comprised 29% of Telemundo’s viewership for the World Cup.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022
Under this arrangement, Friedlich says, the resulting donor support has comprised “a critical 5 percent” of the paper’s annual revenue, being used for “meaningful initiatives in digital transformation, investigative news, and diversity, equity and inclusion.”
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2021
His mission is to keep dirt out of the rarified air cushioning his A-list clients — a group that has comprised Bill Cosby, John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and currently includes producer-director Brett Ratner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
Since 1866 the upper chamber has represented principally the old estates of the nobles and clergy, and the lower has comprised the combined representatives of the townsmen and peasants.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
