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• kəm-pōzʹ
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• Received-Pronunciation: /kəmˈpəʊz/
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• Canada, General-American: /kəmˈpoʊz/
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• Australian: /kəmˈpəʉz/
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• Australian: [kəmˈpɐʉz] some speakers
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• New-Zealand: /kəmˈpɐʉz/
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• rhymes with -əʊz
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English composen, from Old French composer (“to compose, compound, adjust, settle”), from com- + poser, as an adaptation of Latin componere (“to put together, compose”), from com- (“together”) + ponere (“to put, place”).

166 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: съста́вям (sǎstávjam) — to make something by merging parts
• Catalan: compondre — to make something by merging parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 創作 /创作 (chuàngzuò) — to make something by merging parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 整理 (zhěnglǐ) — to make something by merging parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 作曲 (zuòqǔ) — to make something by merging parts
• Chinese Mandarin: 編寫 /编写 (biānxiě) — to make something by merging parts
• Czech: sestavit — to make something by merging parts
• Dutch: samenstellen — to make something by merging parts
• Estonian: koostama — to make something by merging parts
• Finnish: koota — to make something by merging parts
• Finnish: koostaa — to make something by merging parts
• French: composer — to make something by merging parts
• Galician: compor — to make something by merging parts
• German: zusammenstellen — to make something by merging parts
• German: zusammensetzen — to make something by merging parts
• German: komponieren — to make something by merging parts
• Greek: συνθέτω (synthéto) — to make something by merging parts
• Ancient Greek: συντάσσω (suntássō) — to make something by merging parts
• Italian: comporre — to make something by merging parts
• Latin: compingō — to make something by merging parts
• Latin: compono — to make something by merging parts
• Polish: składać — to make something by merging parts
• Polish: złożyć — to make something by merging parts
• Portuguese: compor — to make something by merging parts
• Portuguese: montar — to make something by merging parts
• Romanian: compune — to make something by merging parts
• Russian: составля́ть (sostavljátʹ) — to make something by merging parts
• Russian: соста́вить (sostávitʹ) — to make something by merging parts
• Russian: собира́ть (sobirátʹ) — to make something by merging parts
• Spanish: componer — to make something by merging parts
• Tagalog: bumuo — to make something by merging parts
• Turkish: bestelemek — to make something by merging parts
• Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — to make something by merging parts
• Ukrainian: склада́ти (skladáty) — to make something by merging parts
• Ukrainian: скла́сти (sklásty) — to make something by merging parts
• Ukrainian: компонува́ти (komponuváty) — to make something by merging parts
• Ukrainian: скомпонува́ти (skomponuváty) — to make something by merging parts
• Vietnamese: phổ — to make something by merging parts
• Vietnamese: sáng tác — to make something by merging parts
• Bulgarian: образувам (obrazuvam) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Bulgarian: съставям се от (sǎstavjam se ot) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Chinese Mandarin: 組成 /组成 (zǔchéng) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Chinese Mandarin: 構成 /构成 (gòuchéng) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Czech: dát dohromady — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Dutch: vormen — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Esperanto: konsisti — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Estonian: moodustama — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Finnish: muodostaa — to make up the whole; to constitute
• French: composer — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Greek: συνθέτω (synthéto) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Greek: απαρτίζω (apartízo) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Polish: składać się — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Polish: złożyć się — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Portuguese: compor — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Portuguese: constituir — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Romanian: compune — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Russian: составля́ть (sostavljátʹ) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Russian: соста́вить (sostávitʹ) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Russian: состоя́ть (sostojátʹ) — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Spanish: constituir — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Spanish: conformar — to make up the whole; to constitute
• Chinese Mandarin: 組成 /组成 (zǔchéng) — to comprise
• Chinese Mandarin: 構成 /构成 (gòuchéng) — to comprise
• Czech: obsahovat — to comprise
• Czech: obsáhnout — to comprise
• Dutch: omvatten — to comprise
• Estonian: sisaldama — to comprise
• Finnish: käsittää — to comprise
• Finnish: muodostaa — to comprise
• German: enthalten — to comprise
• German: umfasst — to comprise
• German: einschliessen — to comprise
• Greek: συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilamváno) — to comprise
• Greek: περιέχω (periécho) — to comprise
• Greek: περιλαμβάνω (perilamváno) — to comprise
• Polish: składać się z — to comprise
• Polish: złożyć się z — to comprise
• Portuguese: compor-se de) — to comprise
• Spanish: constar de — to comprise
• Spanish: componerse de — to comprise
• Arabic: أَلَّفَ (ʔallafa) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Armenian: հորինել (horinel) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Azerbaijani: bəstələmək — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Bulgarian: съчинявам (sǎčinjavam) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Bulgarian: творя (tvorja) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Catalan: compondre — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Chinese Mandarin: 創作 /创作 (chuàngzuò) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Chinese Mandarin: 整理 (zhěnglǐ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Chinese Mandarin: 作曲 (zuòqǔ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Chinese Mandarin: 編寫 /编写 (biānxiě) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Czech: složit — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Czech: vytvořit — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Dutch: componeren — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Dutch: redigeren — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Esperanto: verki — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Estonian: looma — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Finnish: luoda — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Finnish: säveltää — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• French: composer — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• German: abfassen — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• German: verfassen — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• German: komponieren — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Greek: συνθέτω (synthéto) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Hebrew: חיבר (khibér) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Hebrew: הלחין (hilkhín) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Hindi: रचना (racnā) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Hindi: कृति (kŕti) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Icelandic: semja — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Irish: cum — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Latin: compōnō — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Old English: wyrcan — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Old Norse: yrkja — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Polish: wymyślać — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Polish: wymyślić — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Polish: wynajdować — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Polish: wynaleźć — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Portuguese: compor — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Russian: сочиня́ть (sočinjátʹ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Russian: сочини́ть (sočinítʹ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Russian: писа́ть (pisátʹ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Russian: написа́ть (napisátʹ) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Spanish: componer — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Turkish: bestelemek — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Ukrainian: склада́ти (skladáty) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Ukrainian: скла́сти (sklásty) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Ukrainian: компонува́ти (komponuváty) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Ukrainian: скомпонува́ти (skomponuváty) — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Uzbek: bastalamoq — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Vietnamese: soạn thảo — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Vietnamese: biên soạn — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Vietnamese: soạn — to construct by mental labor; to think up
• Bulgarian: успокоявам (uspokojavam) — to calm oneself down
• Chinese Mandarin: 鎮靜 /镇静 (zhènjìng) — to calm oneself down
• Chinese Mandarin: 平靜 /平静 (píngjìng) — to calm oneself down
• Czech: uklidnit se — to calm oneself down
• Czech: zklidnit se — to calm oneself down
• Dutch: bedaren — to calm oneself down
• Estonian: rahunema — to calm oneself down
• Finnish: rauhoittua — to calm oneself down
• German: sich fassen — to calm oneself down
• German: sich beruhigen — to calm oneself down
• Greek: ηρεμώ (iremó) — to calm oneself down
• Greek: συνέρχομαι (synérchomai) — to calm oneself down
• Hungarian: lecsillapodik — to calm oneself down
• Polish: opanowywać się — to calm oneself down
• Polish: opanować się — to calm oneself down
• Polish: uspokajać się — to calm oneself down
• Polish: uspokoić się — to calm oneself down
• Portuguese: recompor-se — to calm oneself down
• Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — to calm oneself down
• Russian: собра́ться (sobrátʹsja) — to calm oneself down
• Spanish: calmarse — to calm oneself down
• Spanish: serenarse — to calm oneself down
• Bulgarian: композирам (kompoziram) — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Chinese Mandarin: 構圖 /构图 (gòutú) — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Czech: sestavit — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Czech: naaranžovat — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Dutch: composeren — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Finnish: sommitella — to arrange the elements of a picture
• German: zusammenstellen — to arrange the elements of a picture
• German: bilden — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Polish: komponować — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Polish: skomponować — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Portuguese: compor — to arrange the elements of a picture
• Spanish: componer — to arrange the elements of a picture