C1verbformalbusinessacademic
US/kəmˈpraɪz/
UK/kəmˈpraɪz/
to have particular parts or members; to form the whole of something
In context
The board comprises seven members, two of them from outside the company.
Women comprise nearly half of the company's engineers.
The package is comprised of three online courses and a mentor session.
Words that go with comprise
verb + preposition
- comprised ofThe team is comprised of designers, engineers and one data analyst.
adverb + verb
- largely compriseSmall firms largely comprise the local economy.
- mainly compriseOur customers mainly comprise students and young professionals.
- together compriseThese three markets together comprise eighty percent of sales.
verb + noun
- comprise the bulkSalaries comprise the bulk of the start-up's costs.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
The course comprises of ten lessons.Correct: The course comprises ten lessons. / The course consists of ten lessons.