how to pronounce compose

/kəmˈpoʊz/

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compose is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of compose in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… with purpose to compose a country …”

meaning of compose

Compose means to put together or to make up.

compose frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word compose occurs in english on average 3.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics compose can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that compose can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;