comprise

constar de, comprender

Tener determinadas personas o cosas como la totalidad de sus partes.

En inglés sencillo: To have particular people or things as all of your parts.

• The team comprises five people.
• The book comprised twelve short chapters.
• How many rooms does the apartment comprise?

Cómo se usa: comprise something (The course comprises six lessons.)

Sinónimos: consist of, contain

Expresiones frecuentes: comprise three parts, comprise ten members, comprise several sections, comprise four chapters

constituir, componer

Ser las personas o cosas que, juntas, forman un conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: To be the people or things that together form a whole.

• Six chapters comprise the book.
• Women comprised half the audience.
• These smaller islands comprise most of the country’s territory.

Cómo se usa: comprise something (Eight volunteers comprise the rescue team.)

Sinónimos: make up, constitute, compose

Expresiones frecuentes: comprise the team, comprise the majority, comprise the whole, comprise the population

incluir, contener

Contener algo como parte de un conjunto mayor.

En inglés sencillo: To include something as a part of a larger whole.

• The reserve comprises a lake.
• The collection comprises several rare maps among its treasures.
• The report comprises a section on transport alongside other topics.

Cómo se usa: comprise something (The protected area comprises a small island.)

Sinónimos: include, contain

Antónimos: exclude

Expresiones frecuentes: comprise several areas, comprise an island