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compose
create or put together; constitute; to calm one’s mind or body: After the accident, it took me a long time to compose myself.
Not to be confused with:
comprise – to include all; contain: Fifty states comprise the Union.
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com·pose
(kəm-pōz′)v. com·posed, com·pos·ing, com·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: an exhibit composed of French paintings; the many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.
2. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
3. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).
4. To make (oneself) calm or tranquil: Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.
5. To settle or adjust; reconcile: They managed to compose their differences.
6. To arrange aesthetically or artistically.
7. Printing To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).
v.intr.
1. To create a literary or musical piece.
2. Printing To set type.
[Middle English composen, from Old French composer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin compōnere; see component.]
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compose
(kəmˈpəʊz)vb (mainly tr)
1. to put together or make up by combining; put in proper order
2. to be the component elements of
3. (Music, other) to produce or create (a musical or literary work)
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to produce or create (a musical or literary work)
5. (Music, other) (intr) to write music
6. to calm (someone, esp oneself); make quiet
7. to adjust or settle (a quarrel, etc)
8. (Art Terms) to order the elements of (a painting, sculpture, etc); design
9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to set up (type)
[C15: from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere to put in place; see component]
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com•pose
(kəmˈpoʊz)v. -posed, -pos•ing. v.t.
1. to be or constitute the parts, elements, or materials of; make up; form the basis of: a sauce composed of many ingredients.
2. to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: to compose a speech from research notes.
3. to create (a musical, literary, or choreographic work).
4. to put or dispose in proper form or order.
5. to arrange the elements of, esp. in an aesthetic manner.
6. to end or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.): The union and management composed their differences.
7. to bring (oneself, one's mind, etc.) to a condition of calmness, repose, etc.; calm; settle.
8.
v.i. a. to set (type).
b. to set type for (an article, book, etc.).
9. to engage in composition, esp. musical composition.
10. to enter into composition; fall into an arrangement.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French composer]
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compose
Past participle: composed
Gerund: composing
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| I compose |
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| we compose |
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| I composed |
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| I am composing |
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| I have composed |
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| I was composing |
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| I had composed |
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| I will compose |
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| I will have composed |
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| I will be composing |
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| I would compose |
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| I would have composed |
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Verb 1. compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent - form or compose; "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"
2. compose - write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
counterpoint - write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
set to music - write (music) for (a text)
score - write a musical score for
instrumentate, instrument - write an instrumental score for
3. compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
draw - write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office"
create verbally - create with or from words
lyric - write lyrics for (a song)
profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
paragraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
write off - write something fluently, and without hesitation
dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"
rewrite - rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"
write copy - write for commercial publications; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar"
poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
author - be the author of; "She authored this play"
annotate, footnote - add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
publish, write - have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"
4. compose - put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
cobble together, cobble up - put together hastily
anthologise, anthologize - compile an anthology
make - make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
5. compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
6. compose - make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
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compose
verb
1. put together, make up, constitute, comprise, make, build, form, fashion, construct, compound They agreed to form a council composed of leaders of the rival factions.
put together destroy, dismantle, demolish, obliterate, bulldoze, raze
put together destroy, dismantle, demolish, obliterate, bulldoze, raze
compose yourself calm, still, control, settle, collect, quiet, soothe, pull yourself together She quickly composed herself before she entered the room.
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compose
verb1. To be the constituent parts of:
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Translations
يُؤلِّفيُكَوِّنيَهْدَأ
sepsatskládatsložituklidnit
fatte sigforfattekomponeresammensætte
koostamaloomamoodustamarahunemasisaldama
käsittääkoostaakootamuodostaarauhoittua
lecsillapodikzenét szerez
róa sig, stilla sigsemjasetja saman
komponuotikompozicijakompozitoriuskūrinyskūryba
komponētnomierinātnomierinātiessacerētsastādīt
skladať
skladati
bestelemekoluşturmaktoparlamak yazmak
compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] VT1. [+ music] → componer ; [+ poetry, letter] → escribir
to be composed of → constar de, componerse de
to be composed of → constar de, componerse de
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compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] vt [+ music, symphony, song] → composer
[+ letter] → rédiger
to compose o.s. → se calmer, se maîtriser
(= constitute) to be composed of → se composer de
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
compose
vt
music → komponieren ; letter → abfassen, aufsetzen ; poem, e-mail → verfassen ; "compose" (e-mail) → „neue Nachricht"
(= constitute, make up) → bilden ; to be composed of → sich zusammensetzen aus; water is composed of ... → Wasser besteht aus ...
to compose oneself → sich sammeln ; to compose one’s features → sich wieder in die Gewalt bekommen ; to compose one’s thoughts → Ordnung in seine Gedanken bringen
(Typ) → setzen
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compose
[kəmˈpəʊz] vtCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
compose
(kəmˈpəuz) verb1. to form by putting parts together. A word is composed of several letters. opstel, saamstel, uitmaak; rangskik; besleg, skik; set van drukwerk يُكَوِّن съставям compor složit zusammensetzen sammensætte συνθέτω componer koostama ترکیب کردن muodostua composer לְהַרכִּיב बनाना sastaviti alkot; (szenvedőben:) áll vmiből membentuk setja saman comporre 構成する 구성하다 sudaryti sastādīt membentuk samenstellen danne; bestå av składać تركيبول، تخليقول، برابرول سمول، تر تيبول: چوپول، غلي كول compor a compune составлять zložiť sestaviti sastaviti bilda, bestå av ประกอบด้วย oluşturmak 組成 складати ترکیب بنانا tạo thành 组成
2. to write (eg music, poetry etc). Mozart began to compose when he was six years old. komponeer, toonset يُؤلِّف композирам compor skládat, sepsat dichten, komponieren komponere; forfatte συνθέτω μουσική componer komponeerima, looma ساختن säveltää, kirjoittaa composer לְחַבֵּר, לְהַלחִין रचना करना skladati (zenét) szerez mengarang semja comporre 作曲 [] する 작곡하다 kurti, komponuoti komponēt; sacerēt menggubah componeren utarbeide, komponere, forfatte komponować جور compor a compune сочинять skladať skladati komponovati komponera แต่ง (เพลง, กลอน) yazmak, bestelemek 創作 писати музику موسیقی وغیرہ کا تحریر کرنا soạn 创作
3. to control (oneself) after being upset. kalmeer; skik يَهْدَأ съвземам се compor-se uklidnit sich fassen tage sig sammen; fatte sig ηρεμώ calmarse, serenarse (end) koguma آرام کردن hillitä se calmer לְהִתעַשֵת धैर्य धारण करना staložiti, umiriti lecsillapodik menenangkan diri róa sig, stilla sig calmarsi 気を落ちつかせる (마음을) 가라앉히다 nusiraminti, susitvardyti nomierināt; nomierināties mengawal kalmeren roe seg ned uspokoić się غلى، ارام، نه خوځېدونكى، بې حركته، ژرنه پارېدونكى، حياناك دروند، ملايم، نرم، منزوى، جلا conter-se a se calma успокоиться upokojiť (sa) umiriti se pribrati se lugna (sansa, samla) sig ควบคุม toparlamak 使平靜 заспокоювати قابو کرنا trấn tĩnh 使安定
comˈposed adjective (of people) quiet and calm. She looked quite composed. bedaard, kalm, rustig, besadig هادئ، رابِط الجَأش сдържан composto klidný, vyrovnaný gelassen fattet; rolig ήρεμος, ήσυχος sereno, tranquilo rahulik آرام؛ خوددار hillitty calme שלו, שליו शान्त miran, smiren, pribran, priseban higgadt tenang stilltur, rólegur calmo 落ち着いた 차분한 ramus, santūrus mierīgs; savaldīgs; nosvērts tenang kalm rolig og fattet opanowany آرام sereno calm, stăpânit спокойный pokojný miren pribran lugn, samlad สงบ sakin 泰然自若的 спокійний, стриманий خاموش، مطمئن ، پر سکون trấn tĩnh 镇静自若的
comˈposer noun a writer, especially of a piece of music. samesteller; lettersetter; komponis, toondigter, toonsetter مُؤَلِّف موسيقي композитор compositor skladatel, spisovatel der Komponist, der Dichter komponist συνθέτης compositor helilooja آهنگساز säveltäjä, kirjoittaja compositeur/-trice מלחין रचयिता skladatelj zeneszerző komponis tónskáld compositore 作曲家 작곡가 kompozitorius komponists penggubah lagu componist komponist, forfatter kompozytor آهنگ جورونکی compositor compozitor композитор skladateľ, -ka skladatelj kompozitor kompositör, tonsättare นักแต่งเพลง besteci, bestekâr 作曲者 композитор نغمہ گر người soạn 作曲者
composition (kompəˈziʃən) noun1. something composed, eg music. his latest composition. komposisie, toonsetting; samestelling; konstruksie; opstel; steloefening, stelwerk, stylleer; konstruksie; aard, geaardheid; sas; akkoord تَأليف композиция composição skladba die Komposition komposition σύνθεση composición (heli)teos ترکیب؛ آهنگ teos composition יצירה संयोजन sastav kompozíció gubahan (tón)verk composizione 作曲 작곡 kūrinys, kompozicija kompozīcija gubahan compositie komposisjon, verk kompozycja سندړه composição compoziţie произведение skladba skladba kompozicija komposition บทประพันธ์ beste (音樂等)作品 композиція; літературний (музичний) твір ترتیب کی ہوئی شے tác phẩm (音乐等)作品
2. the act of composing. the difficulties of composition. toonsetting; opstelling; konstrueer تَأليف، تَرْكيب съставяне composição skládání das Komponieren komponering σύνθεση composición komponeerimine, loomine ساخت؛ تنظیم säveltäminen, kirjoittaminen composition חבור, חיבור रचना की क्रिया skladba zeneszerzés gubahan samning composizione 構成 작곡 kūryba sacerēšana penggubahan het componeren komponering, utarbeidelse tworzenie تنظیم composição compunere сочинение komponovanie skladanje, kompozicija komponovanje komponerande, författande การจัดวางองค์ประกอบ beste yapma, besteleme 寫作 складання; утворення ترتیب کرنے کا عمل sự sáng tác 写作
3. an essay written as a school exercise. The children had to write a composition about their holiday. opstel, stelwerk إنْشاء съчинение composição kompozice der Aufsatz stil έκθεση ιδεών redacción kirjand انشا aine rédaction חבור, חיבור स्कूल में अभ्यास के लिए लिखा गया लेख pismeni sastav (iskolai) fogalmazás karangan ritgerð composizione 作文 작문 rašinys sacerējums karangan opstel stil wypracowanie املا composição compunere сочинение kompozícia spis sastav uppsats เรียงความ หรือเรื่องเรื่องราวที่ประกอบขึ้น kompozisyon 作文 твір مضمون ، انشاء bài tiểu luận 作文
4. the parts of which a thing is made. Have you studied the composition of the chemical? samestelling; aard تَرْكيب، تَكْوين състав composição složení die Zusammensetzung opbygning; sammensætning σύσταση composición koostis اجزای تشکیل دهنده rakenne composition הרכב संयोजन sastavina, mješavina, smjesa összetétel komposisi samsetning composizione 成分 구성물 sudėtis sastāvs komposisi samenstelling sammensetning skład تركيبات composição structură состав zloženie sestava sastav sammansättning, förening ส่วนประกอบ bileşim 組成 сполука اجزائے ترکیبی thành phần 组成
comˈposure (-ʒə) noun calmness. I admired her composure. bedaardheid, kalmte, rustigheid هُدوء، رباطَة جَأْش хладнокръвие compostura klid die Gelassenheit ligevægt; fatning αταραξία calma, compostura meelerahu خوشتن داری؛ آرامی rauhallisuus calme שלוה, שלווה धैर्य, आत्मसंयम mir, spokojnost, smirenost higgadtság ketenangan stilling, sjálfsstjórn calma, compostezza 沈着 차분함 ramumas, santūrumas nosvērtība; savaldība ketenangan kalmte fatning, ro opanowanie, spokój چيتيا، پټ خولتوب، غلي توب compostura calm спокойствие pokoj zbranost pribranost fattning, [sinnes]lugn ความสงบของจิตใจ sakinlik, soğukkanlılık 沉著,鎮靜 холоднокровність, самовладання اطمینان ، دلجمعی sự điềm tĩnh 沉著,镇静
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