{
    "term": "comprise",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "comprise",
            "heSheIt": "comprises"
        },
        "pastSimple": "comprised",
        "pastParticiple": "comprised",
        "ingForm": ""
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to have somebody/something as parts or members",
            "sensetop": "comprise somethingbe comprised of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The collection comprises 327 paintings.",
                    "contextForm": "comprise something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a book comprising eight short stories"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The committee is comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors.",
                    "contextForm": "be comprised of somebody/something"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "consist of"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be the parts or members that form something",
            "sensetop": "comprise something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪz/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprise__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprises__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzd/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprised__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprising__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪz/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprise__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprises__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzd/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprised__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/comprise/comprising__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French, ‘comprised’, feminine past participle of comprendre, from Old French comprehender, from com- ‘together’ + prehendere ‘grasp’."
}