Collocations for "compose"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "compose" in context.
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compose
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- compose a [song, play, symphony, piece]
- compose an [opera, album, arrangement]
- compose music
- compose music for [film, TV, television]
- composed for [film, TV, singers, other artists]
- composed by [new, local, promising, young] [artists, musicians]
- composed by [Beethoven, Mozart]
- compose a [sentence, letter, speech]
- [difficult, hard, tricky] to compose
- composed with [skill, precision, style, elegance, beauty]
- took a [while, moment, few seconds] to compose himself
- (had to) compose herself before [entering, speaking, interviewing]
- [DNA, the earth's crust] is composed of
- is composed of (a great) many
- composed of [five] [elements, parts, sections, pieces, ingredients]
'compose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):