English Dictionary

comprise

/kəmˈpɹaɪz/

verb

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). / (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute. / To contain or embrace.

The team comprises of five members.

意味（1）

(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

The whole comprises the parts.

意味（2）

(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute.

The whole is comprised of the parts.

意味（3）

To contain or embrace.

Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.

意味（4）

(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.

Coordinate term: compose (close-ended)