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составля́ть — meaning in English

sostavlyat

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English meaning

  • compile verb To gather information or material from various sources and put it together.
  • compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  • constitute verb To make up or form something when combined with other parts.
  • construct verb To build something by putting parts together.
  • frame noun A rigid structure that supports or surrounds something, such as a picture, window, or building.
  • redact verb To hide or take out certain parts of a document while keeping the rest.

Senses

составля́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • come to (transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
  • compose (transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]
  • compose (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
  • constitute (transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.
  • construct (transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
  • frame (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
  • make up To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to. [from 18th c.]
  • redact To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. [from 19th c.]

compile — full definition

  1. verb To gather information or material from various sources and put it together.
  2. verb To use software to convert programming code into a form a computer can execute.

compose — full definition

  1. verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  2. verb To create a piece of music or writing.
  3. verb To calm oneself or bring one's emotions under control.
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