Word

comprise, v.
(comprised, comprises, comprising)
freq. cnt. 15

be composed of
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

comprise consist

sample sentences

"The land he conquered comprised several provinces"
"What does this dish consist of?"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

include or contain; have as a component
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 118 freq. cnt.: 111 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

comprise contain incorporate

sample sentences

"A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"
"The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

incorporation

semantic pointers

hypernym

include

form or compose
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 245 freq. cnt.: 189 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

be comprise constitute make up represent

sample sentences

"This money is my only income"
"The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"
"These constitute my entire belonging"
"The children made up the chorus"
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"
"These few men comprise his entire army"