English dictionary
compose
verbAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- make up plans or basic details for
verb
- put together out of existing material
verb
- produce a literary work
verb
- write music
verb
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
verb
- form the substance of
Example sentences
frame a policy
compile a list
She composed a poem
He wrote four novels
Beethoven composed nine symphonies
She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
Greed and ambition composed his personality