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Discover LudwigThe word "comprise" is correct and commonly used in written English
It means to consist of or contain something. You can use "comprise" when you want to describe the components or elements that make up something. For example: - The committee comprises of five members. - The United Kingdom comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. - The box set comprises three books. - The team is comprised of players from different countries. - Our company's core values comprise integrity, diversity, and innovation.
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Comprise
verb
To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
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Three "courses" might comprise, say, yoghurt with fruit, then smoked salmon and cream cheese or Mexican-style eggs, then homemade cake, all beautifully served on delicate white china with white linen napkins.
They comprise around 50 islands and islets set in unfeasibly clear water and nestle up closely to one another.
This massive scheme will comprise the greatest intrusion imaginable on the London skyline.
No one is likely to suffer the ill effects of this heat more than the 7.25 million slum-dwellers who've made Mumbai their home, and who comprise well over half the city's population.
The country's main highways, which comprise 2% of India's roads yet carry 40% of the traffic, are to be widened and improved as well.
His commentary in Saturday's Magyar Hirlap newspaper criticised the "politically correct western world" for advocating tolerance and understanding of Roma, who comprise 7% of Hungary's 10 million people and are often among its poorest and least educated citizens.
Moldovans comprise about 85% of the overall population today, and have close linguistic and cultural ties with their Romanian neighbours.
These funds comprise Dennehy Weller's model income portfolio.
But since glaring omissions are inevitable given the more than 6,000 shows that comprise Letterman's body of work, be sure to leave yours in the comments below.
The bulk of ethnic Russians, who comprise roughly 25% of the population, are concentrated in eastern regions near the border with Russia.
The first phase will open in September and, when complete, will comprise 10 separate large-scale installations and more than 300 individual sculptures, designed to create a marine habitat for endemic species, in a sheltered bay near Playa Blanca.
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