query | If you say that something c________ or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members. MCC's main committee comprises 18 members. The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours. The task force is comprised of congressional leaders and cabinet heads. A crowd comprised of the wives and children of scientists staged a demonstration. |
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word | comprise |
full-definition | verb If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members. MCC's main committee comprises 18 members. The exhibition comprises 50 oils and watercolours. The task force is comprised of congressional leaders and cabinet heads. A crowd comprised of the wives and children of scientists staged a demonstration. The things or people that comprise something are the parts or members that form it. The proposals exclude three of the four nations comprising the UK.. Women comprise 44% of hospital medical staff. |
inflections | comprisescomprisingcomprised |
cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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