compile
verb (used with object)
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
is compiling
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present progressiveof compile (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Her cabinet is compiling an economic stimulus package that includes measures to ease living costs for households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
To help developers improve the energy efficiency of their software, the ecoCode project is compiling a collection of “code smells”.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
The government is compiling a spending package to cushion the economic blow from rising living costs.
From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023
He recently gave a tech tips seminar to his advisers and is compiling a list of prompts his advisers can use to make the most of the software.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
I think I told you that S. O. Howes, of Galveston, Texas, is compiling a book of essays and sich from some of my stuff that I sent him.
From The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling by Ambrose Bierce
