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.

com·pose

C0532800 (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.]

compose

(kəmˈpəʊz) vb (mainly tr) 1. to put together or make up by combining; put in proper order2. to be the component elements of3. (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 music6. to calm (someone, esp oneself); make quiet7. to adjust or settle (a quarrel, etc)8. (Art Terms) to order the elements of (a painting, sculpture, etc); design9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to set up (type)[C15: from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere to put in place; see component]

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. a. to set (type). b. to set type for (an article, book, etc.). v.i. 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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Past participle: composed
Gerund: composing

Imperative
compose
compose

Present
I compose
you compose
he/she/it composes
we compose
you compose
they compose

Preterite
I composed
you composed
he/she/it composed
we composed
you composed
they composed

Present Continuous
I am composing
you are composing
he/she/it is composing
we are composing
you are composing
they are composing

Present Perfect
I have composed
you have composed
he/she/it has composed
we have composed
you have composed
they have composed

Past Continuous
I was composing
you were composing
he/she/it was composing
we were composing
you were composing
they were composing

Past Perfect
I had composed
you had composed
he/she/it had composed
we had composed
you had composed
they had composed

Future
I will compose
you will compose
he/she/it will compose
we will compose
you will compose
they will compose

Future Perfect
I will have composed
you will have composed
he/she/it will have composed
we will have composed
you will have composed
they will have composed

Future Continuous
I will be composing
you will be composing
he/she/it will be composing
we will be composing
you will be composing
they will be composing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been composing
you have been composing
he/she/it has been composing
we have been composing
you have been composing
they have been composing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been composing
you will have been composing
he/she/it will have been composing
we will have been composing
you will have been composing
they will have been composing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been composing
you had been composing
he/she/it had been composing
we had been composing
you had been composing
they had been composing

Conditional
I would compose
you would compose
he/she/it would compose
we would compose
you would compose
they would compose

Past Conditional
I would have composed
you would have composed
he/she/it would have composed
we would have composed
you would have composed
they would have composed

Thesaurus

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"writemusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannercreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"counterpoint - write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"set to music - write (music) for (a text)arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"score - write a musical score formelodise, melodize - supply a melody forharmonise, harmonize - write a harmony forinstrumentate, instrument - write an instrumental score for
	3.	compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"indite, pen, writeauthorship, 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 wordslyric - write lyrics for (a song)write about, write of, write on - write about a particular topic; "Snow wrote about China"profile - write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"paragraph - write paragraphs; work as a paragrapherparagraph - write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"write off - write something fluently, and without hesitationdash 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"dramatise, dramatize, adopt - put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"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"reference, cite - refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"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"write out, write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"script - write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"
	4.	compose - put together out of existing material; "compile a list"compilecobble together, cobble up - put together hastilyanthologise, anthologize - compile an anthologycatalog, catalogue - make a catalogue, compile a catalogue; "She spends her weekends cataloguing"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"draw up, frameplan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"

compose

verb1. 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, raze2. create, write, produce, imagine, frame, invent, devise, contrive He started at once to compose a reply to her letter.3. arrange, make up, construct, put together, order, organize The drawing is beautifully composed.compose yourself calm, still, control, settle, collect, quiet, soothe, pull yourself together She quickly composed herself before she entered the room.

compose

verb1. To be the constituent parts of:constitute, form, make (up).2. To create by combining parts or elements:build, configure, form, pattern, shape, structure.3. To form by artistic effort:create, indite, produce, write.4. To bring one's emotions under control:collect, contain, control, cool, simmer down.Idiom: cool it.

Translations

使安定创作组成

compose

(kəmˈpəuz) verb1. to form by putting parts together. A word is composed of several letters.组成2. to write (eg music, poetry etc). Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.创作3. to control (oneself) after being upset. 使安定comˈposed adjective (of people) quiet and calm. She looked quite composed.镇静自若的comˈposer noun a writer, especially of a piece of music. 作曲者composition (kompəˈziʃən) noun1. something composed, eg music. his latest composition. （音乐等）作品 2. the act of composing. the difficulties of composition.写作3. an essay written as a school exercise. The children had to write a composition about their holiday.作文4. the parts of which a thing is made. Have you studied the composition of the chemical?组成comˈposure (-ʒə) noun calmness. I admired her composure. 沉著，镇静

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verb put together

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verb create

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verb arrange

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phrase compose yourself

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verb to be the constituent parts of

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verb to create by combining parts or elements

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verb to form by artistic effort

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verb to bring one's emotions under control

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verb form the substance of

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verb write music

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verb produce a literary work

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verb calm (someone, especially oneself)

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